Germany to reduce TACs for rail freight operators
The German government is to substantially reduce track access charges (TACs) with the aim to stimulate the rail freight sector. […]
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Leaders of the European Rail Industry gathered at UNIFE General Assembly and outlined the industry’s strategic importance
Over 200 European rail industry leaders gathered in Barcelona for the 2017 European Rail Industry (UNIFE) General Assembly. One year […]
London proposes a zero emission transport system
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has unveiled his long-term strategy to transform the capital’s transport network and deliver a […]
Iran and Azerbaijan sign new rail agreement
Azerbaijan and Iranian Railways signed an agreement within the framework of the project “Construction and operation of the Astara loading […]
Milan Metro 5 enters FS Italiane’s portfolio
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane announced on June 9 that it has acquired the 36.7% stake in M5 SpA, the concessionaire […]
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran to set up working group for rail freight transport to Europe
Azerbaijan, Georgian and Iranian railways decided to set up a working group to coordinate the freight transport from the Persian […]
CER proposes new measure in order to green Europe’s transport
On June 8th, European transport ministers are having a first discussion on the mobility initiatives recently presented by the European […]
ITF 2017: Longer freight trains could be operating on the Rhine-Alpine rail freight corridor
The International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig hosted European transport ministers from The Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Germany discussing […]
Italian Railways to assist the development of Uruguayan Railways
The Italian Railways (FS) and the Uruguayan State Railways Administration (AFE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in Montevideo, […]
Tehran, Madrid sign MoU on rail cooperation
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) and the Spanish Rail Infrastructure Manager (ADIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for railway […]