An agreement between the EU Commission and Ukraine allows the second to benefit from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funds. The deal, which was signed earlier this week, is an important milestone towards post-war Ukrainian...Read more
Stadler and local Swiss operator Pilatus Bahnen have marked the start of operations of new rolling stock on the Pilatus Railway, the steepest rack railway for passengers in the world, near the city of Lucerne....Read more
400 additional construction sites on the rail network in Germany this year will have a negative impact on punctuality, says Deutsche Bahn. DB will replace more than five times more sleepers than usual, after an...Read more
Bane NOR has once again been forced to close the Blixtunnel of its new multi-billion-euro Follo railway. The tunnel was closed to traffic following an incident on Monday, the Norwegian infrastructure manager announced on Thursday....Read more
Network Rail, the UK government agency responsible for much of infrastructure across England and Wales, has published its next five-year plan. The agency, which also works in partnership with devolved government in Scotland, has seen...Read more
ÖBB installed the final concrete track support slab in Austria’s new Koralm tunnel this week, hitting a fresh milestone in a project that is scheduled to open for traffic by the end of 2025. The...Read more
In the complex field of rail infrastructure mapping, French firm Arkance is developing a number of new solutions to streamline the development process. Through a range of collaborations, the firm is expanding its comprehensive suite...Read more
Network Rail published its five-year plan for its English and Welsh railways. This 44.1-billion pound plan (50.9 billion euro) will be in place for the period of April 2024 to 2029. The plan will see...Read more
Since the arrival of ECTS two decades ago, Europe’s rail sector has seen a remarkable shift, with the transformation of signalling systems and the ubiquitous roll-out of digital technology. But despite this many areas still...Read more
The development of durable rail track systems and sleepers is an intricate challenge that requires innovative engineering solutions. Family owned Belgian business De Bonte Group recently spoke to RailTech to explain how its concrete solutions...Read more
The challenges of embedding rail infrastructure in modern high-traffic settings are numerous – from limiting shocks and vibrations to mitigating damage to surrounding superstructures. German profile and sealing specialist Sealable is one company tackling these...Read more
To create more capacity for rail traffic in Switzerland, especially in the Bern area, SBB plans several major infrastructure works, made public this week. Centerpiece is a 1.7-kilometre tunnel west of the city center., and...Read more
All the stakeholders of the 7-kilometre Florence bypass and the new Belfiore station were out on Monday for the official start of construction . The Florence high-speed loop and station construction is a 2.7-billion-euro project,...Read more
Project organisation Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has picked its investor variant for the Sieradz-Poznań line, it said on Thursday. The decision marks another step in preparation for the construction of the Y-shaped high-speed line that...Read more
Innovative automation solutions are transforming yard operations across the rail industry. Belgian rail consultancy Caems recently spoke with RailTech.com to discuss some of the ways new solutions are driving efficiency.Read more