Looking behind Britain’s cut price tickets deal
The UK government has surprised the travel market with the announcement of a snap sale of passenger train tickets, claiming to cut the cost of rail travel in half. Ministers say it will re-invigorate the...Read more
Canada sets biggest rail infrastructure ‘in decades’ in motion
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
5G enables facial recognition at Málaga station
Facial recognition gives access to areas in a train station, and maintenance workers have a real-time digital model of elements directly on their phone. These are some of the possibilities of 5G, which Vodafone and...Read more
Norway stops further competitive tendering of passenger rail
The new Norwegian government is making radical changes to the railway policy. They say no to tendering, splitting and privatisation of the railway, and plan to stop the ongoing tendering of railway sections in Norway. Read more
60.000 European youths can travel by train for free
For the European Year of Youth in 2022, 60.000 young people will be able to travel around Europe by train free of charge. They can apply for the tickets at the European Commission from today,...Read more
ÖBB launches year-round Klimaticket
From a sustainability point of view, the Austrian transport company ÖBB wants as many people as possible to use public transport. To this end, it introduced the so-called Klimaticket, which allows you to travel on...Read more
Arriva launches MaaS platform glimble
Arriva launches its first MaaS (Mobility as a Service) solution in Europe, starting off in the Netherlands. With the glimble app, different modes of travelling are combined for planning, booking and paying for a journey.Read more
DB conflict unresolved: German train drivers call strike
After a vote count, boss of train drivers union GDL Claus Weselsky announced a multi-day strike. Starting Tuesday evening, the strike began for rail freight, and on Wednesday for passenger traffic.Read more
Renfe awards MaaS platform to serve first cities from 2022
A door-to-door booking platform with the concept Mobility as a Service (MaaS) can be used in Spain from 2022. Train operator Renfe awarded the development of the platform to companies Everis and Siemens.Read more
UITP promotes paying for public transport without the hassle
The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) launched the new Urban Mobility Open Payments Forum, aiming to advance adoption of open loop payment systems in public transport across the globe. With open loop payment, anyone...Read more
Shift2Rail organises hackathon for rail solutions
In connection with the European Year of Rail, Shift2Rail announces its first online Hackathon ‘Hack 2 Rail’ on 23 and 24 October. To realise an actual shift to rail, there are many challenges that passenger...Read more
Two third prefers electric transport, Lithuanian survey finds
A study commissioned by LTG Infra revealed that 63 percent of the Lithuanian population would prioritise electric vehicles – buses, cars and trains – over non-electric transport. Currently, only 9 percent of railway lines are...Read more
‘Hyperloop should not cannibalise traditional rail’
Hyperloop technology, which enables travel speeds of 1,200 kilometres per hour, holds massive potential, but also possible conflict for the railway sector. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) warns for “another cannibalisation...Read more