Rail Baltica publish first Network Statement
Rail Baltica has published the first version of the Network Statement, a document that provides future freight and passenger rail […]
Policy
Special offer on the Hamburg–Berlin route
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is offering 100,000 additional tickets at a price of EUR 14.99 for long-distance travel between Hamburg and […]
Spain signs contract for aerodynamic sleepers
Adif Alta Velocidad has taken a new step in the modernization of the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line by awarding the first […]
FS is launching a European training program in Brussels
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) group presented the International School Programme in Brussels, a high-level training program dedicated to […]
EU funding, slow progress: railway projects in the Western Balkans are behind schedule
Transport projects funded by the European Union in the Western Balkans address the region’s connectivity needs, but integration into the […]
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 […]
Wales is preparing to introduce its first tram-trains
Transport for Wales is entering the final stage of preparations for the introduction of the first new tram-trains on the […]
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 […]