Rail sector urgently needs adoption of Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package
On 8 October, EU Transport Ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the Fourth Railway Package. In view of this […]
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Bombardier’s Regio 2N double deck train receives homologation in France
SNCF received authorization from the French Public Establishment of Railway Safety (EPSF) for the commercial operation of Bombardier’s Regio 2N […]
RZD transported 92.1 million passengers in September 2014
According to the latest figures, in September 2014 the Russian Railways’ network carried 92.1 million passengers from all carriers, 0.9% […]
Uralvagonzavod to tripple production of innovative rail cars
Uralvagonzavod plans to increase production of innovative cars by three times in 2015, up to 18,000 units, according to UVZ’s […]
Finnair offers air-to-rail connection to Saint Petersburg with VR
Finnair and Finnish railway operator VR started cooperation offering combined air-and-rail tickets between Saint Petersburg and international destinations connecting via […]
Latvian Railways, affected by the Ukrainian crisis
Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways) has lost about half a million tonnes of freight due to the Ukrainian crisis, LDz President […]
Italian-Swiss agreement for cross-border transport
The Swiss Transport Federal Office and Italian railway infrastructure manager RFI have signed the agreement on the financing, design and […]
EC approves the establishment of Thalys JV
The European Commission has authorised the establishment of a joint venture, Thalys, by SNCF and SNCB operators. The project objective […]
