The ICU Train is an innovative hospital train that is equipped with outpatient clinics and Intensive Care units. The goal...Italians develop train with onboard Intensive Care
Transport for London has been granted a second massive bail out package by the UK government. Westminster has agreed to...London Underground saved with massive second bail out
Scotlands Railway has announced that the Stonehaven railway line between Aberdeen and Dundee will be open again on Tuesday. The...Aberdeen-Dundee rail line will reopen Tuesday
Deadline for the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package expired
The deadline for Member States to transpose the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package has expired last Saturday. This package enables the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) to become Europe’s single certification body...Read more
European Commission: state-owned Czech rail operator breached antitrust rules
The European Commission has informed the state-owned Czech rail operator České dráhy (ČD) that it has breached EU antitrust rules by charging prices below costs. ČD will have the opportunity to excercise its right of...Read more
‘Germany is a hub for ETCS corridors’
“ETCS corridors play a major role in Europe. The most important routes of the European rail traffic run through Germany,” was a statement that David Rathmer, Master Trainer at Deutsche Bahn (DB) Engineering and Consulting,...Read more
Meet your Silk Road partner online
Train traffic between Europe and China has proven to be the most resilient transportmodality during the ongoing pandemic. The New Silk Road is shock proof! This is the main theme of the European Silk Road...Read more
Screens on Dutch high-speed line bridge prevent disruptions due to strong wind
A large railway operation around the area of Rotterdam will take place in the upcoming period. One of the projects is the placing of windscreens on the railway bridge of the high-speed line (HSL) over...Read more
SNCF selected three consortia for development next generation interlockings
SNCF Réseau has selected three consortia for the development of its next generation signal interlockings. The three consortia are Thales/Engie Solutions/Vossloh, Hitachi Rail STS/Eiffage Énergie Systèmes/Systra and Alstom.Read more
Matthias Ruete: use the EU COVID recovery programme to deploy ERTMS
“Make sure that ERTMS is part of your national recovery programme. There’s 750 billion euro’s available!”, was the call that European ERTMS coordinator Matthias Ruete placed in his opening speech at the RailTech Infra Forum...Read more
‘ERTMS lays the foundation for autonomous driving’
The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is intended to improve the train’s competitive position in relation to aviation and road traffic, says the Dutch ERTMS program director Wim Knopperts. Besides that it allows trains...Read more
Voestalpine about the added value of digitalisation for rail crossings
Railway supplier voestalpine Railway Systems has a special component in its Roadmaster Intelligent monitoring and diagnostic system: RXM or Rail Crossing Monitoring system. As the name suggests it monitors the performance of rail crossings. The...Read more
Starting signal for world’s second hydrogen filling station for passenger trains in Germany
Train builder Alstom, German traffic association Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) and industrial zone operator Infraserv Höchst are working together on the construction of a hydrogen filling station for passenger trains. It will be the second hydrogen filling...Read more