In this year, ÖBB is investing 265 million euros in railway infrastructure in the Federal State of Upper Austria. The...ÖBB: 265 million for a strong rail network in Upper Austria region
A new record has been claimed for the fastest freight train in the world. The Chinese train manufacturer CRRC Tangshan...China presents freight train to break speed record with 350 kmph
French train manufacturer Alstom sees great market potential for hydrogen trains. In Western Europe alone, 5,400 diesel engines have to...First Alstom hydrogen trains go into serial production in 2021
Network Rail upgrades UK’s busiest airport station
Network Rail worked on a 150 million pound upgrade to Gatwick Airport station during the holidays. With the growing number of passengers, the goal is to increase capacity, improve accessibility and deliver a better experience....Read more
Retired ScotRail train will be transformed to run on hydrogen
A retired ScotRail Class 314 electric train will be converted over the next 11 months to be hydrogen-powered, a greener alternative to diesel for non-electrified routes. The conversion will be done by an industry consortium...Read more
EU launches website European Year of Rail
Shortly before the beginning of the new year, the European Commission launched the website of the European Year of Rail 2021. The initiative places the train in the spotlight as a smart and sustainable means...Read more
New Berlin S-bahn trains enter service on New Year’s Eve
The first train of the new series 483/484 S-Bahn have started passenger service in Berlin shortly after midnight on the 1st of January 2021. A total of ten pre-series trains, built by a consortium of...Read more
Lithuania’s LTG Link announces procurement of new electric trains
LTG Link has announced the first stage of a public procurement process for the purchase of 30 new electric trains for more than 200 million euros. The railway operator of Lithuanian Railways plans to procure...Read more
RegioJet enters Polish market with a new night train service
Czech operator RegioJet will launch a regular night train connection to Poland on the route Prague – Krakow – Przemysl in the spring of 2021. In recent days, Polish Railway Authority UTK has given approval...Read more
Northern Europe’s busiest single-track railway tunnel gets upgrade
Bane NOR has awarded contractor Azvi the task of rehabilitating the Ulriken tunnel from 1964 between Arna and Bergen. A new tunnel through the mountain Ulriken was recently opened, and now Bane NOR will renovate...Read more
ERTMS installed on railway section Florence-Rome
Italian railway infrastructure manager RFI has activated ERTMS on a section of the railway line Florence-Rome on Monday 28 December. The overall investment costs of the new train safety and control system were around 150...Read more
Russian Railways sets up fast data link between Moscow and Far East
Russian Railways has launched a high-speed technological data transmission network in Russia’s Far Eastern region and commissioned a new communication network control centre in Moscow. The railway company calls the network ‘essential for a digital...Read more
Bombardier to fit ETCS signalling on UK Electrostar trains
UK Rolling stock company Porterbrook has awarded a framework agreement to Bombardier Transportation to fit onboard signalling system ETCS to Bombardier Electrostar trains in the UK. The project falls under the UK’s Digital Railway Programme.Read more
