USD 5 billion available for rail safety in the US
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the National Rail Partnership Programme which […]
Policy
London St. Pancras Highspeed selects Mott MacDonald a strategic partner
London St. Pancras Highspeed, the operator of the high-speed railway connecting London to the Channel Tunnel, has appointed Mott MacDonald […]
ForCity Plus 52T trams for Prague obtain approval
The Škoda ForCity Plus 52T trams designed for Prague have successfully passed the approval and homologation process. The latest generation […]
ARF advances EUR 1.6bn rail modernisation plan
Speaking at the Railway Days 2025 conference in Bucharest, Mihai Barbu, president of the Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară (Romanian Railway […]
UIRR urges EU to align freight policy with infrastructure goals
Speaking at the Railway Days 2025 conference in Bucharest, Ákos Érsek, Chief Policy Advisor at the International Union for Road-Rail […]
Railway Days: Romanian operators can access Modernisation Fund for new rolling stock
Through the European Commission’s Modernisation Fund, Romania is receiving financial support to acquire zero-emission rail vehicles. Totalling EUR 1.1 billion, […]
Half of UK rail operators now publicly operated
Greater Anglia joins public ownership as half of UK rail operators come under state control. Transfer marks another milestone in […]
Rail sector calls for stronger CEF
Industry associations urge EU and Member States to maintain robust funding under the next Connecting Europe Facility to strengthen competitiveness […]
Martin Sion is the new CEO of Alstom
Martin Sion has been appointed as the new CEO of Alstom Group, effective 1 April 2026, following the recommendation of […]
GWR fined GBP 1 million over fatal 2018 Twerton train accident
Great Western Railway (GWR) has been fined GBP 1 million and ordered to pay more than GBP 78,000 in costs […]