The UK’s first electrified rail test track
On June 4, British Minister of Rail Transport Peter Hendy officially inaugurated the UK’s first electrified test track. The track […]
Infrastructure
Tender for the modernization of the tunnels on Madrid’s C-5 Line
Adif has launched a EUR 102.54 million tender for the adaptation and modernization of the tunnels on Madrid’s C-5 line, […]
Study: High-speed rail lines cost an average of EUR 45.5 million per kilometer
The International Union of Railways (UIC) has published a new study on financing models for high-speed rail infrastructure. The report […]
SNCB, Belgium’s largest electricity consumer
SNCB, Belgium’s national railway operator, is stepping up measures to reduce energy consumption, ranging from more efficient train operations to […]
Transport ministers call for a European Railway Industry Strategy
Austria’s Minister for Mobility and Transport, Peter Hanke, has called on the European Commission to develop a dedicated European strategy […]
Rail Baltica progress: work underway on 43% of the Main Line
Representatives from European institutions, member states, the European Parliament, industry organizations, and the Rail Baltica community gathered in Brussels to […]
UK is cutting costs for private investors in rail infrastructure
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the UK’s regulatory body for the rail and road sectors, will reduce the […]
Croatia begins modernisation of a regional line in Krapina-Zagorje
Croatia is continuing its railway infrastructure investment programme by launching a project to modernise a regional line in Krapina-Zagorje. To […]
The Baku–Tbilisi–Kars Corridor is being relaunched at full capacity
The Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) Corridor, one of the most important components of the Middle Corridor linking Asia and Europe, is entering […]
Another contract awarded for the Hudson Rail Tunnel in New Jersey
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC), the tripartite public authority established to implement the largest rail project in the U.S. – […]