European railways have been given until the end of this year to come up with a ticketing system that is accessible to all via an app, European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans has said in a...Read more
There are many developments in the railway sector ongoing to make rail operations more sustainable on lines where diesel is currently the standard. RailTech.com has gathered some of the latest projects and developments in hydrogen,...Read more
A sweltering heat wave is plaguing European railways, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees even in Northern Europe. In the south of Europe, continued high temperatures have resulted in fires that also affected train circulation. Read more
A new fire regulation in Italy can complicate the existing connections for international operators to the southern European peninsula. Although vital for a safe and resilient rail transport, these new regulations at the moment present...Read more
For the first time in two decades, a completely new section of railway tracks on the main Hungarian network has been constructed. As part of the modernisation of the line from the suburbs of Budapest...Read more
AnalysisIn the first round of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T), 77,7 percent will go to railway projects, an analysis by RailTech.com shows. Sixty-seven rail projects across Europe will be...Read more
The European Commission has selected 135 transport infrastructure projects to receive subsidies from CEF transport, an EU funding instrument with a budget of 5,4 billion euros for this round. Eighteen of the selected projects are...Read more
If there is anyone who is experienced in taking the train, it is Thibault Constant. On his Youtube channel Simply Railway he reports on train trips across the world. Having spent more than 300 nights...Read more
With the European market increasingly opening up to private operators and with the comeback of night trains well underway, the availability of rolling stock has become a large obstacle, especially for open-access train operators. What...Read more
Accidents at level crossings still happen every year. A new safety solution introduced by the Swedish startup company CROSSING SAFETY is aimed at reducing the number of incidents by combining train detection and data from...Read more
The on-board roll out of ETCS is behind schedule because there is little incentive for operators to invest in the system when they can still run on class-B systems, says Marcin Wojcik, Policy Officer at...Read more
To maximise the potential of the railway sector, more investment is needed for research, says the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC) in a new ‘Manifesto of Future Mobility’ published this week.Read more
With Covid-19 on a retreat, rail traffic in Europe is growing, but the effects of the crisis can still be seen with 25 per cent fewer passengers this March compared to before the pandemic. This...Read more
The major European railway companies celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Interrail Pass. To mark the occasion, the Interrail Continuous Pass is offered with a 50-percent discount from Friday May 6 until May 10.Read more
Making use of the European funds to recover after the pandemic, Romania aims to improve rail infrastructure in order to eliminate speed bottlenecks. It will also launch a feasibility study for the country’s first high-speed...Read more
