Porto – Lisbon HSL project implemented in PPPs
The Vice-Chairman of Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP), Carlos Fernandes, has announced that for the Porto – Soure rail section, first […]
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Akiem orders 15 additional Vectrons
Akiem and Siemens Mobility signed a contract for the supply of 15 additional Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives which […]
Wages at the Moldovan Railways unpaid for three months
Wages have not been paid at the Moldovan Railways for three months, and management says workload has decreased. Representatives of […]
London has its first 1.6 km HS2 tunnel
The first two TBMs of HS2 in London – Sushila and Caroline – have completed the first mile (1.6 km) […]
EUR 37 billion rail vision in Island Ireland
The Department of Transport of Ireland and the Department for Infrastructure of Northern Ireland published for consultation the final version […]
Avanti begins bi-mode train trials in North Wales
Avanti West Coast has started the test running of the new Class 805 bi-mode trains on the route to Chester […]
Iricav Due wins EUR 1.8 billion contract for Verona – Padua HSR
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and the Iricav Due consortium signed a EUR 1.82 billion contract to start the executive design […]
British prime minister criticised for ‘helicopter lifestyle’ instead of train
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is criticised for his preference for travelling by helicopter instead of train at comparable journey […]
Deutschland-Ticket boosts DB’s passenger traffic
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced that the Germany Ticket (Deutschland-Ticket or D-Ticket) recorded more than 11 million local public transport […]
SNCF first-half results: turnover up despite numerous strikes
SNCF’s results for the first half of this year are encouraging, despite the numerous strikes that have affected the French […]