First metro train enters operation in Barcelona
The first Barcelona metro train has been put into commercial operation by Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona (TMB) on the Line […]
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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 […]
DART+ carriage prototype unveiled
Irish Rail, Alstom and the Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, unveiled the full-size model of DART+ carriage prototype at […]
TX Logistik develops new concept for road-to-rail shift
TX Logistik successfully launched an international triangular service for intermodal transports in mid-March, in an effort to shift more goods […]
Malaga opens 1.7 km metro extension
The president of Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, and the Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, inaugurated Malaga Metro […]
EBRD approves new loan for CFM
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a sovereign loan of up to EUR 23 million to […]
EUR 500 million ETCS tender launched in Czechia
The Czech rail infrastructure manager SŽ launched a tender for ETCS installation on the Kralupy nad Vltavou – Hrobce railway […]
Renfe selects again CAF for train contract
The Board of Directors of Renfe awarded CAF a EUR 197.2 million contract for the supply of 29 Cercanías EMUs […]
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 […]