Slovenia and Serbia to re-establish night train services
The Slovenian Minister of Infrastructure, Alenka Bratušek, and the Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić proposed the […]
Policy
EU targets to shift road to rail transport are “unrealistic”
The EU targets to shift intermodal freight transport from road transport to rail and inland waterways in 2030 and 2050 […]
Canberra LRT phase two enters consultation
The Australian and Australian Capital Territory governments begin public consultation for Canberra LRT phase 2A for which the designs and […]
Agreement to improve Australia’s rail interoperability
The Australian and Victorian Governments and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) have signed the Memorandum of Cooperation to improve national […]
Avanti West Coast obtains contract extension following improvements
Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has extended the contract for Avanti West Coast for a further 6 months after significant […]
Nationwide German strike shuts down transport services
EVG, the largest railway and transport union in Germany, started a massive strike on March 27, 2023 with more than […]
Increased ticketing flexibility for European rail passengers
The CER 2025 Ticketing roadmap, published in October 2021 by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) commits […]
Official CP-KCS merger set for April 14
Canadian Pacific (CP) announced that the Kansas City Southern (KCS) merger will officially enter force on April 14, 2023 creating Canadian […]
Derby wins Great British Railways headquarters competition
Britain’s Department for Transport has announced that Derby will become the new headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR) following a […]
Rail strike in the UK: present, past, future
By: David Holmes The 15th of March 2023 marked the beginning of the new rail strikes organised by the RMT(National […]