Engineering upgrades close historic Lymington

It’s a quintessentially English scene. A train winds its way across a harbour to a historic ferry pier. There were examples all over the country, especially in the…
Norway: fatal derailment on key route raises questions about landslide threat

It’s been a hard few weeks in terms of train derailments for Europe. First, there was the accident in Madrid’s high-speed tunnel. Then there was the fatal head-on…
Switzerland to pay €50m to electrify network… in Germany

Switzerland is going to pay more than fifty million euros to electrify a rail network… in Germany. The Swiss government has decided to contribute tens of millions to…
‘Now or never’: RIA urges Chancellor to back rail in Budget

It’s budget time in the UK, and the country’s top rail lobby, the Railway Industry Association (RIA), has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to “bring forward a steady…
DB ‘tacitly announces’ ETCS delay on Riedbahn

DB InfraGO, Germany’s rail infrastructure manager, has “consciously or unconsciously” announced a delay in the implementation of ETCS on the Riedbahn. The crucial rail artery between Frankfurt and…
After the flood: DB to electrify Eifel line at high speed

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is continuing to green Germany’s regional rail network: it’s announced that it will start electrifying part of its Eifelstrecke railway network, which connects the Cologne…
Transport for London hackathon goes on

Whether your name is Mr Anderson, or Agent Smith, if you’ve been trying to renew your concessions on Transport for London, and found yourself down a rabbit hole…
Czechia: Traffic opens on newly double tracked Prague bridge

As of today, the key ‘Branický most’ railway bridge in the Czechia capital of Prague will start full double-track train operations, which means more capacity for both freight…
What we know so far: UK’s first ERTMS route reopens after fatal collision

The Cambrian line in Wales, the first rail route in the UK to be equipped with the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), is set to open for…
Data-driven rail Utilising life cycle cost modelling to decarbonise railway infrastructure management

Although railways rank among the most sustainable modes of transportation, the processes involved in building and maintaining the infrastructure still generate significant carbon emissions. From the materials used…
€6bn for Croatian rail? HŽ Infra explains where it’s going

Earlier this month, Croatia announced plans to invest six billion euros in railway infrastructure over the next decade. So where will this investment go, where is the money…
‘Antiquated’: German lobby slams govt’s 2040 rail forecast

Germany’s most important rail coalition, the Pro-Rail Alliance, has ripped into the government’s new 2040 traffic forecast, claiming that its policy approach is at best “antiquated.” Instead of…