British Steel enters public ownership to safeguard UK steel industry
The UK Government has officially taken British Steel into public ownership after the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act received Royal Assent […]
Regions
Hamburg is shifting container transport to rail due to low water levels on the Rhine
The Port of Hamburg is promoting regular rail links with Cologne and Duisburg as an alternative for container shipments affected […]
Georgia announces historic investment in rolling stock
Georgia, a country situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia on the shores of the Black Sea, is undergoing […]
The Dutch are not giving up on the EUR 600 million CAF trains
The Dutch rail operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen is standing by its order for 60 double-decker trains manufactured by CAF, despite the […]
Tram tunnel at the Rail Baltica Ülemiste terminal has been completed
Tallinn has completed the tram tunnel and the new track infrastructure built beneath the future Rail Baltica Linda Terminal in […]
World record beneath the Yangtze River: 11.3 km of tunnelling for 350 km/h trains
China has completed the tunnelling of an 11.3 km section of the Chongtai railway tunnel, built beneath the Yangtze River. […]
The fraud scheme costing millions in the UK
The British rail operator South Western Railway has launched a crackdown on passengers who buy tickets only for the final […]
Two bids for the Zagreb–Rijeka line consultancy contract
Croatia’s railway infrastructure manager, HŽ Infrastruktura, has opened the bids for the selection of the technical consultant who will support […]
ÖBB plans to double-track the St. Pölten–Herzogenburg line
The St. Pölten–Herzogenburg railway line, part of Austria’s Tullnerfelder Bahn network, is to be expanded to a double track by […]
The US wants to remove a barrier to high-speed trains
The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proposing new rules on noise produced by trains travelling at over 160 mph […]