Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel can borrow up to 1 billion euros to complete several priority projects. This amount finalises the financing of the means of the 2023-2032 investment plan granted by the Belgian federal...Read more
To fund the 300 million euros earmarked for investment in French railway infrastructure by 2027, a new financing contract has been established by the French government, placing the SNCF in a challenging position. The French...Read more
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the financial plan of Ukrainian Railways for 2024. It includes a wage increase for employees and investments in damaged infrastructure, but Ukrainian Railways cannot count on a significant...Read more
French manufacturer of trains, metros and rail systems Alstom is to cut some 1,500 jobs. While its sales are going up, the company’s shares dropped last month and the intervention is part of a larger...Read more
A financial restructuring and a debt cleared. Portuguese state-owned operator Comboios de Portugal (CP) has been compensated for services between the years 2002 and 2019 by the Portuguese government, effectively cancelling almost all of the...Read more
AnalysisWhat is the state of rail in the EU, and what has changed in the past years? To this end, the European Commission publishes a yearly Rail Market Monitoring Report (RMMS), the 8th version of...Read more