DB details high-speed tunnel planning as minister throws weight behind project
Deutsche Bahn has made changes to its planning for the construction of a new high-speed rail tunnel below the city centre of Frankfurt in a bid to streamline and speed up the effort. Meanwhile Federal...Read more
Renfe inaugurates new entity for international activities
Spanish operator Renfe announced the launch its fifth business unit on Wednesday, in a bid to manage and grow its international activities. Renfe Proyectos Internacionales was created following the restructuring of Renfe Operadora.Read more
Talgo en Renfe agree on November deliveries of Avril high-speed trains
Talgo will deliver the first units of a new batch of 30 Avril high-speed trains in November as per a new deadline agreed upon this week with Renfe. The manufacturer settled on the new date...Read more
‘Urgent investments’ needed for German rail infrastructure, but will they be made?
Recently, the German coalition government decided to break with the ‘road finances road’ principle, outlined in a reform package. But will the needed investments in railway infrastructure – 45 billion euros until 2027 – be...Read more
RailTech Belgium 2023 is fast approaching, register now
The conference programme of the inaugural edition of RailTech Belgium 2023 is all but complete and the exhibition floor is filling up fast. Here is the latest information.Read more
Poland’s CPK wraps up deal for stake in rail infrastructure company Torpol
Little more than two months following the announcement of an acquisition of a controlling 38-per cent share in rail infrastructure company Torpol, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) last week finalised the deal with the approval of...Read more
Construction of key Brenner Tunnel access route due to start this year
The Trento bypass, a key piece of infrastructure that will offer access to the Brenner Base Tunnel on the Italian side, has been green lit for construction. Work will begin later this year, Italian infrastructure...Read more
Germany breaks with ‘road finances road’, money will go to rail
Eighty per cent of the money from the CO2 surcharge of the German truck toll will from 2024 onwards go to railway investments, instead of road. This decision comes after a three-day retreat where the...Read more
New Railway Deal for France: 100 billion by 2040
The French government will invest 100 billion euros to expand and upgrade the rail network to reduce the country’s carbon emissions. This was announced last week by French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.Read more
Abu Dhabi investment fund to back new UAE-Oman railway
Abu Dhabi’s state-owned holding firm Mubadala Investment Company will back the planned 3-billion-dollar railway between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, it announced this week.Read more
Bus often faster than rail in Portugal, analysis shows
Express bus services often beat the long-distance train in Portugal when it comes to travel time, an analysis by Portuguese economic newspaper ECO has shown. Bus services arrive faster than the train in 29 cases...Read more
New railway line connecting east and west in the works, this time in Iraq
A new railway link from the Persian Gulf to Turkey and eventually Europe via Iraq has entered the design phase. The country is expediting the project, as it is well aware of its potential in...Read more
ÖBB announces almost 3.4 billion euros in fresh rail investments
ÖBB has started 2023 with a bang in announcing combined railway infrastructure investments of 3.38 billion euros in the various Austrian states. The eastern part of the country and the federal state of Styria will...Read more