The route for the new German-Austrian railway line from the north to the Brenner Base Tunnel (currently under construction) has...ÖBB and DB present joint route to Brenner Base Tunnel
The economic viability of night trains will be insecure if no action is taken on the track access charges. The...‘Night trains are hindered by high track access charges’
Banedanmark will renew the tracks of Denmark’s busiest long-distance line between Copenhagen and Høje Taastrup. The infrastructure manager will replace...Renewal of Denmark’s busiest long-distance track starts this month
France bans short domestic flights in favour of the train
The French parliament has passed a bill banning domestic flights to destinations that can be reached by train within 2.5 hours. The ban should benefit the climate, but in practice the plan appears to affect...Read more
Toyota to supply fuel cell modules for bi-mode hydrogen train prototype
Toyota Motor Europe will supply and integrate its fuel cell modules into the zero-emission prototype train that is to be realised by the EU FCH2RAIL project. A consortium made up of partners from Belgium, Germany,...Read more
SNCF orders 12 hydrogen-electric trains
SNCF Voyageurs has placed an order with Alstom on behalf of four regions for twelve hybrid hydrogen-electric Régiolis trains from the Coradia Polyvalent line. In total, the order announced on April 8 is worth nearly...Read more
Report: new law allows DB Netz to favour national rail operators
The legislative proposal aimed at facilitating a modal shift to rail in Germany will not be sufficiently effective. DB Netz is still allowed to benefit DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio and DB Cargo above other railway...Read more
Deutsche Bahn confirms ICE 4 wheel defects
Deutsche Bahn has ordered Siemens Mobility to do an extra review of a total of 800 wheelsets of new ICE 4 high-speed trains in use. DB technicians encountered abnormalities during maintenance checks, confirmed a DB...Read more
4.5 million for better internet on long-distance trains in Finland
Finnish state-owned railway company VR will improve the internet connection of long-distance trains for 4.5 million euros. The reform will provide faster and more consistent internet access to Pendolinos, Intercity trains and double-decker night trains....Read more
European Commissioner: legislation in the making for tripling high-speed trains
The European Commission will formulate EU legislation for “concrete actions” to double rail freight transport and triple the number of high-speed train services by 2050. In the meantime, trials are underway with a European train...Read more
‘Track access charges are too high for new entrants in rail’
In recent decades, huge investments were done in Europe for the construction of high-speed lines. National networks of thousands of kilometers of track have been built. “Now the only thing left to do is to...Read more
Easter rail upgrades completed between London and Scotland
Network Rail has completed a range of essential upgrades to the railway between Euston, the Midlands, North West and Scotland over Easter. Between Friday 2 and Tuesday 6 April, teams carried out vital work on...Read more
Belgian entrepreneurs start a night train between Brussels and Berlin
From April 2022, two Belgian entrepreneurs will start the Moonlight Express night train connection between Brussels, Liège and Berlin. Initiators Louis Lammertyn and Louis De Jaeger also have plans to connect Belgium with the south...Read more