Network Rail public wifi hacked
The entire public wifi system, covering Britain’s twenty biggest stations, has been hacked. Network Rail, the national infrastructure agency, which also manages the most iconic stations in Britain,…
‘States must invest!’ Stadler CTO talks hydrogen hurdles
In reality, greening trains isn’t always a simple practice. Networks are producing less CO2, but the issue remains of how to take smaller lines out of the diesel-fuelled…
InnoTrans: First ComfortJet trains to hit Prague-Berlin line
Travelling from Prague to Berlin just got a lot more comfortable. From next week, Czechia’s rail operator České dráhy (CD) will install the latest ComfortJet trains, made by…
Grand Union exits Stirling to London project
Grand Union Trains, the would-be open access operator, with plans for direct services between Stirling, Lanarkshire and London, has hit the buffers, without ever running a train. The…
More to Stadler than RS ZERO: CITYLINK tram-train graces InnoTrans
At InnoTrans ‘24, Stadler Rail presented a complete version of its new CITYLINK low-floor train for the first time. The vehicle, set for use on the Saarbahn network…
DB, SNCF launch first ever direct Paris-Berlin line for €60
For the first time ever, Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) Intercity-Express (ICE) trains will travel directly from Berlin to Paris. Starting from 16 December, trains operated by DB in cooperation…
InnoTrans24: voestalpine launches zentrak Object Controller Point
As InnoTrans ’24 gets underway in Berlin, railway tech giant voestalpine is launching its latest product, the zentrak Object Controller Point. Sitting down with RailTech ahead of the…
InnoTrans24: Siemens unveils Signaling X and new service tech
InnoTrans ‘24 is underway! Well, not quite yet, but Siemens kicked off the expo early on Monday by launching a slew of new products. That includes Signaling X,…
HS2 to pay 300 million to other operators
HS2 is to pay £300 million (€359m) in compensation to train firms, and it will not go to customers. That is the headline revelation in a UK newspaper…
Portugal: unions and private firms pick at €20 rail pass
Last month, the prime minister of Portugal announced the launch of a new 20 euro monthly rail ticket, dubbed the Green Rail Pass. The deal will allow passengers…
Spain: Adif invests €24bn in 4 years, gets a brand new boss
Spain’s Adif and its high-speed subsidiary, Adif AV, have announced they are investing 24.1 billion euros over the 2022–2026 period. That’s nearly three times bigger than the entire…
Why is Eurostar threatening to leave the Netherlands?
Eurostar is threatening to suspend all train services from the Netherlands next year. The company’s CEO said in an article that she is considering scrapping the services due…
France’s new rail firm accelerates regional liberalisation
There’s a new rail company in France. Transdev Rail Sud Inter-Métropoles (TRSI), a subsidiary of the private transport company Transdev, has obtained its safety certificate to operate the…
Hyperloops, pan-Euro tickets: What the EU wants from its new transport chief
The European transport sector has a new political leadership. Apostolos Tzitzikostas has been appointed Sustainable Transport & Tourism Commissioner by the Commission’s head, Ursula von der Leyen. The…
€2bn profit, but how? The DB restructuring plan, in detail
In just the last few months, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced billions in losses, 30,000 layoffs, and the sale of its most profitable division. If that wasn’t enough…