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
Rail industry welcomes investment plans for Scotland
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has welcomed the Scottish government commitments to sustaining rail funding in their recent budget statement, made to parliament in Edinburgh earlier this month. The representative body also applauded the statement...Read more
UK government publishes 5-year plan for Network Rail
The UK government’s Department for Transport has published its railway plan in England and Wales for the period of April 2024 to March 2029. This is known as Control Period 7 (CP7) and represents a...Read more
Dutch government earmarks billions for investment in rail
The Dutch government will channel close to 3.5 billion euros towards new rail and other public transport infrastructure projects in the current decade. The investment package is aimed at increasing mobility options, new lines and...Read more
Skimping on infrastructure would be an error of judgement
OpinionWith the goal of doubling the modal share of rail by 2030, the issue of rail infrastructure has become more critical than ever in many European countries. There are still many who believe that a...Read more
EU Parliament throws weight behind alternative fuels infrastructure for railway
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). This heralds the next step for Brussels in setting up a new legal framework for the rollout out of infrastructure...Read more
RFI launches tender for major new rail bypass worth close to 1 billion euros
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has launched a 970-million-euro tender for the Trento rail bypass in north-western Italy. This bypass is vital, as it is part of the Verona-Fortezza railway line, which will give access to...Read more
Global rail supply market to expand by almost 20 percent in coming years
The global rail supply market is expected to expand by 19,5 percent to 211 billion euros in the coming five years, the latest edition of World Rail Market Study by the European Rail Supply Industry...Read more
DB Fernverkehr implements new train control system
DB Fernverkehr has started working with IVU Traffic Technologies’ IVU.Rail system for its vehicle dispatch and train control system. The move comes as part of an ongoing digitalisation effort.Read more
‘German rail budget not enough as construction costs continue to rise’
The German federal budget for railways that was approved by the Federal Cabinet on Friday is “not even enough to absorb the increase in construction costs for the rail infrastructure”, says the non-profit transport alliance...Read more