Greenpeace: Europe could triple direct train connections
Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe has analysed 990 routes between 45 major European cities, and found that just 114 routes (12%) are […]
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Hitachi to deliver 46 battery trams for Florence
Hitachi Rail has been awarded a contract to deliver 46 of its new battery trams, as well as the digital […]
GTR sets science-based targets to combat climate crisis
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has joined a group of companies worldwide who have set science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets to […]
DB plans the expansion of the Cottbus–Görlitz route
The German Federal Government and Deutsche Bahn (DB) sign agreement for double-track expansion and electrification on the Cottbus–Görlitz route. The […]
DART celebrates 40th anniversary
Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail unveiled a special-livery DART to mark the 40th anniversary of the iconic Dublin rail service, featuring […]
Alstom secures TransPennine train maintenance contract
Alstom was awarded a GBP 10.4 million (EUR 12.2 million) contract extension to maintain TransPennine Class 397 fleet known as […]
Massive financing for Cologne new S-Bahn trains
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) and go.Rheinland (the regional rail passenger transport authority for the Cologne/Bonn/Aachen region) obtained massive financing for the […]
HS2’s Northolt Tunnel is 50% complete
HS2’s tunnelling team are celebrating completing half of the 8.4-mile twin bored Northolt Tunnel underneath London. Four tunnel boring machines […]
Adif secures loan for Basque Y high-speed rail project
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Adif Alta Velocidad (Adif AV) have signed a EUR 430 million loan for the […]
Bus instead of train at Simplon in August
Because construction work is taking place on the Simplon in the summer, rail passengers from Brig to Italy via the […]