Infrabel installs cameras at level crossings
Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel has started to install video cameras at level crossings. This measure allows the company to provide more safety on tracks and more punctuality for train traffic. Infrabel plans to equip...Read more
CAF to deliver 23 Urbos trams to Antwerp
Flemish transport company De Lijn has called the third batch of Urbos 100 trams. The operator has ordered 23 low-floor vehicles for its Antwerp service within the 2017 deal. The deal is worth 44 million...Read more
Liveblog RailTech Europe 2019 Day 2 – Energy saving in rail
Wednesday 27 March is the second day of RailTech Europe at Jaarbeurs Utrecht. Today’s conference is devoted to energy saving in rail. In this liveblog you can read everything that happens at this big rail...Read more
Infrabel electrifies railway lines in Limburg
Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel has started electrifying the Mol-Hasselt line in the Flemish province of Limburg. The company is also electrifying the Mol-Hamont railway towards the Dutch border. These projects will improve passenger services...Read more
Eress partnership creates new opportunities for railway companies
The European railways will face several new regulations in the area of energy consumption within the next years. Adaptation can be facilitated by participation in European partnership for railway energy settlement systems (Eress partnership), a...Read more
Trains without energy meters will be more expensive in Belgium
In 2020 Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel will implement different tariffs: one for trains equipped with energy measuring devices and another for trains without. Railway undertakings will pay around 5 per cent more for vehicles...Read more
Brussels will build two new tram lines
The government of the Brussels-Capital Region has approved a decision to construct two new tram lines in the city. The new routes could be launched in five-six years. The proposal was offered by the region’s...Read more
Flanders invests in upgrade tram infrastructure
The government of Belgium’s Flemish region will provide 295 million Euros to public transport operator De Lijn for upgrading its tramway infrastructure. This record amount will be allocated to the government-owned company in a five-year...Read more
Infrabel signs major contract with British Steel
Belgium’s infrastructure manager and British Steel have signed a four-year network renewal contract. British Steel is going to deliver 35,000 to 40,000 tonnes of rail per year and more than 3000 kilometres of rail in...Read more
NMBS updates Hasselt workshops
The Belgian operator NMBS officially opened a new servicing shed in the renewed traction workshop in the Belgian city of Hasselt on Monday. This is part of an extension of the traction workshop, where trains...Read more
Infrabel wants to attract 1,400 new employees with recruitment campaign
Infrabel wants to recruit 1,400 new employees in the next two years. The Belgian rail operator launched a major recruitment campaign. According to the railway company, new people are badly needed, because many employees will...Read more
RailTech Europe 2017 – Day Three review
The third and final day of RailTech Europe 2017 was based on Predictive Maintenance of Rail Infrastructure, and its increasing importance in delivering efficient working practices, cost savings and enhanced safety. Launching proceedings was Marc Antoni,...Read more
Technological change in the control box
Why the Antwerp metro is more punctual with the Pilz automation system PSS 4000 As railway control systems get older, failures and breakdowns start to accumulate. The industry-proven SIL 4-capable automation system PSS 4000 is replacing...Read more