On Tuesday, RailTech Europe 2022 will kickoff in Utrecht, the Netherlands. This three-day international gathering of railway professionals will feature a conference, workshops, an exhibition area including an outside equipment and vehicle demonstration site, as...Read more
FS Italiane has set up a 2022-2031 Industrial Plan, supported by an investment plan worth over 190 billion euros. The plans were presented in Rome on Monday by the President of FS Italiane, Nicoletta Giadrossi...Read more
Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk on Monday confirmed that The Boring Company, one of its other enterprises, will work to build a hyperloop system “in the coming years”.Read more
The Belgian government last week announced it would free up an additional 357 million euros for investment in the country’s railway network through 2024, tapping both its own funds as well as those made available...Read more
BackgroundEarlier this year, Saudi Arabia raised eyebrows by saying some 8,000 kilometres of new railway lines would be constructed in the kingdom, more than doubling its existing network. It would be one of the most...Read more
Europe’s major railway players have called for massive investments in rail. 33 railway companies from 24 European countries signed a pact to that end during the European Railway Summit in Paris on Monday. With the...Read more
Latvian Railways has developed a concept for infrastructure development until 2035, with electrification, increasing train speed and improving safety. The total estimated cost of all railway infrastructure development projects could amount to 4.5 billion euros...Read more
The corona pandemic has opened up a window of opportunity for the international railway sector. While hit hard, rail could raise its competitive advantage and bolster its market share vis-a-vis other modes of transport, the...Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the five northern federal states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday for the fast-track expansion of railways and services in the north of Germany. The alliance, Future Northern Rail,...Read more
ÖBB is planning large investments in several regions of Austria to improve the rail infrastructure. Many electrification projects, as well as some double track expansions and station renewals will happen in 2022.Read more
The Spanish government will invest 24.2 billion euros in rail infrastructure over the next five years. This was announced by Minister of Transport and Mobility Raquel Sánchez this week.Read more
Railways are constantly hailed as the future for sustainable mobility, and leaders stumble over each other to say that we need a shift to rail. But when looking at the investments that were made in...Read more
The US Congress has approved a comprehensive package of infrastructure investments. Sixty-six billion dollars will go to the national rail network. The approval is an important victory for President Joe Biden, who proposed the package...Read more
Austrian railway manager ÖBB infrastructure will benefit from an additional 700 million euros over 6 years compared to the previous year. The goal is to improve the flow of rail traffic and increase capacity on...Read more
The Belgian coalition government reached a budget agreement last week. Railways receive 250 million extra in the next three years. Most of this will be invested in infrastructure, to further develop rail freight transport. The...Read more
