New transport strategy for the North
Transport for the North (TfN) published on 25 March an ambitious new Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for sustainable and inclusive […]
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Adif and UZ to test automatic gauge system
Adif and Ukraine Railways (UZ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for infrastructure conservation and maintenance, the piloting of the automatic […]
Locomotive drivers in Germany get reduced working hours
Locomotive drivers in Germany have won a phased reduction in working hours from 38 to 35 hours a week, under […]
Design contract signed for a new rail connection from Krakow
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, the Polish rail infrastructure manager, has awarded a contract for the design of Krakow – Myślenice […]
Unions call for strike at RATP to raise wages
A strike at RATP, the Parisian metro, tram, bus and metro train company, could be called next Thursday, 4 April. […]
People support high speed rail against air travel
64% of people around the world would back banning air travel where high-speed rail alternatives exist, according to a major […]
ÖBB orders additional Railjets
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) ordered additional 19 new-generation Railjet trains from Siemens Mobility which are expected to be delivered […]
What UNIFE is urging people to vote in the 2024 European Parliament elections
The Union of European Railway Industries (UNIFE, acronym for Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes) has launched a campaign for the […]
Second TMB completes HS2 Chiltern tunnel
The second tunnel boring machine (TBM) completed the HS2 Chiltern tunnel and broke through the tunnel’s northern portal on March […]
Successful EMU test train on Manchester – Stalybridge route
An electric train has travelled for the first time between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, as part of the Transpennine Route […]