InterviewInternational trains are all the rage in 2022. Travellers appreciate the comfort and the adventure of train travel, with the added benefit of much lower CO2 emissions compared to flying. But what if your destination...Read more
Allianz pro Schiene, Germany’s not-for-profit rail transport association, on Tuesday called upon the Germany government not to go ahead with a reduction in fuel tax, saying Berlin should emphasise a reduction in overal energy use...Read more
The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia have travelled into Ukraine by train from Poland, German press agency DPA announced earlier on Tuesday. The EU leaders aim to reach Kiev in a...Read more
The Canadian Ministry of Transport launched a Request for Expressions of Interest for the so-called High Frequency Rail project last week, which the government labels “the largest transportation infrastructure project that Canada has seen in...Read more
The drainage system at the Carmot accident site in Scotland, where on the morning of August 2020 a train derailment happened that left three dead, was not constructed and installed according to the designers’ requirements,...Read more
The driver who in 2015 operated an Amtrak Northeast Regional train that derailed, causing the deadliest wreck in the area in almost three decades, was acquitted by a jury on all counts last week.Read more
Italy will be allowed to compensate commercial rail passenger operators for the loss of income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission ruled earlier this week.Read more
The privately owned Brightline railroad in Florida claimed two more deadly victims this week, pushing the death toll to 57 over a 5-year-period. A further two non-fatal crashes were recorded in the past four days....Read more
The train driver who crashed and derailed a train at Kirby station in the metropolitan borough of Knowsley near Liverpool was using his phone for texting just seconds ahead of the crash, a police investigation...Read more
Deutsche Bahn has brought forward its target date for climate neutrality to 2040, a full decade sooner than previously envisioned. The plans include 100-percent green electricity for factories, office buildings and train stations from 2025...Read more
Saudi Arabia plans to add 8,000 kilometres of rail to its existing network, investment minister Khalid al-Falih announced last month. The proposal would more than double the kingdom’s existing network.Read more
With its new winter timetable, FlixTrain is adding 10 new stops to its network from 12 December and almost 20 more destinations will be added to the network next spring. This means that by summer...Read more
On the early Wednesday morning, at 05.44, the first renewed X2000 train of Swedish operator SJ departed from Gothenburg in regular passenger service. At the beginning of 2022, another upgraded train will be in Gothenburg-Stockholm...Read more
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler will supply a total of 510 Flirt trains in its home country over the next few years. The company emerged as the winner from what is being called the “largest tender...Read more
For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, more passengers travelled on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed line than before the health crisis. The growing trend is expected to continue with the introduction of third operator Ilsa,...Read more
