The European Railway Award 2019 goes to Catherine Trautmann
The 2019 European Railway Award was presented to Catherine Trautmann, for her long-standing support of rail transport, including light rail […]
Policy
Proposals to reform UK fares system published
Rail Delivery Group has published proposals for a ‘radical’ reform of fares system across Britain, which can be implemented over […]
Stagecoach continues East Midlands rail franchise
Stagecoach will continue to operate train services on the East Midlands rail franchise to at least August 2019, following a […]
Second additional provision on HS2 Phase 2a Bill released
A second additional provision to the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe, HS2 Phase 2a) Bill was introduced to […]
Traxx DC3 locomotive authorized in Italy
Starting March 2019, the Traxx DC3 locomotive can enter commercial service, as the Italian national railway safety authority, ANSF, granted […]
EC adopts “no-deal” Brexit contingency rail proposal
The European Commission has adopted, on February 12, a proposal to keep the Channel Tunnel open even the UK will […]
Half of EU’s rail network is electrified
Around 54 % of the EU network was electrified in 2016, with an additional 2 097 km of electrified route […]
EC blocks Siemens-Alstom merger
The European Commission announced it has prohibited Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom under the EU Merger Regulation. “The merger would […]
Finland officially joins Rail Baltica
The Finnish government decided to set up a separate company, Oy Suomen Rata AB, to develop the railway industry in […]
Environmental partner for Texas HSR project selected
Texas Central selected Resource Environmental Solutions (RES) as the project’s provider of ecological mitigation services to help protect and enhance […]