Open-access operator Italo is expanding its offer by doubling its current high-speed services. From May 27, the operator will have 62 daily services. Last month, financial support from the government was approved, and now Italo...Read more
Rail Baltica has developed the first high-speed virtual concept of the train that will connect the Baltic states with the Western European railway network. The provided virtual concept train illustrates the features of the high-speed...Read more
Curtiss-Wright is selected to provide SBB Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) with a new electromechanical train tilting stabilisation system. It will be used for the RABDe 500 ICN high-speed passenger trains in operation. Shipments of the...Read more
The first upgraded Alstom Avelia Pendolino ETR470 high-speed train has arrived in Thessaloniki, Greece. The first of the five trains, also named ‘white arrows’, will run between Athens and Thessaloniki starting on 25 March 2021...Read more
A new record has been claimed for the fastest freight train in the world. The Chinese train manufacturer CRRC Tangshan presented its new bullet train, designed to carry cargo at a speed of 350 kilometers...Read more
There are plans for a new facility in the German city of Nuremberg for the maintenance of ICE trains. Deutsche Bahn invests 400 million in the maintenance facility, and creates 450 new jobs with the...Read more
Deutsche Bahn continues to invest in the high-speed fleet. The company’s new focus is the extra-long vehicles that consist of 13 carriages. In addition, they will be able to run faster compared to other DB’s...Read more
Work has begun on the instalment of a facial biometric corridor along Eurostar’s high-speed rail routes from London through Europe. This cutting-edge facial recognition system, funded by the UK Department of Transport, will protect railways...Read more
The planned High Speed 2 (HS2) railway from London to Birmingham and Crewe will be a powerful stimulus for the further development of the UK’s rail sector. Among other things, it will free capacity of...Read more
30 new high-speed trains will be introduced by Deutsche Bahn in 2022. As a result, the company’s high-speed fleet will increase by 20 per cent. The German operator has also secured an option for 60...Read more
Deutsche Bahn has started a massive cleaning campaign across Germany. More than 4,300 members of staff clean trains and stations every day. Special attention is given to the areas, which are touched by the travellers...Read more
Polish national railway operator PKP Intercity has restored the high-speed traffic in the country. Its Pendolino trains are on tracks again after a two-month suspension. At the moment, they run only on the Kraków –...Read more
Czechia is gradually restoring domestic train traffic after two months of severe restrictions. National railway operator České dráhy have returned the Pendolino high-speed trains again on tracks. It has also relaunched several regional express connections.Read more
The present-day unprecedented circumstances force the railway operators to change their operations. In order to assist the medical staff in their fight against coronavirus, railways are looking for extraordinary solutions. One of them is the...Read more
The spread of coronavirus around the world and particularly in Europe has made the use of unmanned technologies more vital. In this regard, robots could be a solution for cleaning and disinfecting trains or stations....Read more
