European rail freight sector calls EC to accelerate modal shift
The European rail freight associations (ERFA and CER), together with the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways […]
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Slovenia and Serbia to re-establish night train services
The Slovenian Minister of Infrastructure, Alenka Bratušek, and the Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić proposed the […]
EU targets to shift road to rail transport are “unrealistic”
The EU targets to shift intermodal freight transport from road transport to rail and inland waterways in 2030 and 2050 […]
Canberra LRT phase two enters consultation
The Australian and Australian Capital Territory governments begin public consultation for Canberra LRT phase 2A for which the designs and […]
Agreement to improve Australia’s rail interoperability
The Australian and Victorian Governments and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) have signed the Memorandum of Cooperation to improve national […]
Avanti West Coast obtains contract extension following improvements
Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has extended the contract for Avanti West Coast for a further 6 months after significant […]
Nationwide German strike shuts down transport services
EVG, the largest railway and transport union in Germany, started a massive strike on March 27, 2023 with more than […]
Increased ticketing flexibility for European rail passengers
The CER 2025 Ticketing roadmap, published in October 2021 by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) commits […]
Official CP-KCS merger set for April 14
Canadian Pacific (CP) announced that the Kansas City Southern (KCS) merger will officially enter force on April 14, 2023 creating Canadian […]
Derby wins Great British Railways headquarters competition
Britain’s Department for Transport has announced that Derby will become the new headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR) following a […]