Midlands Connect unveils an east-west connection strategy
Midlands Connect consortium, made by 22 local authorities and regional transport authorities, submitted to government an up to GBP 2 […]
Policy
Funding awarded for VIA Rail’s High Frequency project
The Government of Canada and Canada Infrastructure Bank are providing a total of CAD 71.1 million (USD 53.9 million) to […]
Romania: Delays in the implementation of the Fourth Railway Package
In Romania, the draft normative acts transposing the two directives of the Fourth Railway Package – Technical Pillar are still […]
European railway operators ask for air fuel taxation
European railway operators have asked the European Union ministers of finances to end the exemption of customs taxes for the […]
Pere Calvet continues to be the UITP President
Pere Calvet has been re-elected President of the UITP, after winning 96% of the vote during the recent General Assembly. […]
European railway companies: Rail transport is the most sustainable
This is the conclusion of a study elaborated by CE Delft, a Dutch research organisation. The study has been carried […]
Interview: EU mobilises all available solutions to reach the 2030 target
The Single European Rail Area. The most ambitious transport target of the European Union which attracts changes, transformations, challenges, tens […]
UNIFE signs Dublin Declaration on the crucial role of the European railway industry
At the 28th UNIFE General Assembly, the Dublin Declaration was signed in order to raise the awareness of EU and […]
ERA EU-wide responsibility enters into force
From 16 June 2019, the EU Agency for Railways (ERA) is entering a new era of single and simplified authorisation […]
France is preparing for a single mobility group
Starting 1 January 2020, French state-owned railway entities will merge, forming SNCF SA, a holding company, under France’s railway reform […]