Night train service launched between three EU countries
Transdev and its Swedish subsidiary Snälltåget have inaugurated the first trans-European night train linking Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The inaugural […]
Policy
HS2 unveils landscape design for Midlands Heritage Hotspot
HS2 has revealed new landscape designs showing how the area around the River Cole in Warwickshire, identified as a Heritage […]
RIA calls the UK government to order hydrogen trains
The UK Rail Industry Association RIA is calling the government to commit hydrogen train fleet orders as part of the […]
MTR signs concession contract for Tuen Ma Line
MTR Corporation entered into arrangements with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) for the […]
Rail Forum Europe calls the extension of the Year of Rail
Rail Forum Europe is calling an extension of the 2021 Year of Rail until December 2022 due to the difficulties […]
V/Line becomes a statutory authority
V/Line, the Victorian rail operator, will become a statutory authority form a state – owned enterprise to maximise its performance, […]
Two European companies establish one night train operator
Belgian Moonlight Express and Dutch European Sleeper, two railway companies dedicated to night train services, decided to work together under […]
New state aid approved for Italy’s rail sector
The European Commission has approved a EUR 150 million Italian scheme to support both the rail freight sector and the […]
S2R, CEN and CENELEC to strengthen the rail innovation
The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R), the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) signed a Memorandum […]
New technologies to drive Russian rail development
Oleg Belozerov, the CEO of Russian Railways, is supporting the new rail technologies that will shape the future of this […]