UK rail sector calls for reform in transport tax policy
To recover the economy from the corona crisis and to reduce carbon emissions, Britain’s government should revolutionise the transport tax policy. Such a call was made the Rail…
Facial Biometric Corridor on Eurostar routes to avert deepfakes crime
Work has begun on the instalment of a facial biometric corridor along Eurostar’s high-speed rail routes from London through Europe. This cutting-edge facial recognition system, funded by the…
Synergy of railways and aviation in Germany
The German transport sector is continuing to intensify cooperation between the different modes of transport. Instead of competing with each other, the market players are looking for more…
Sheep regulate vegetation along tracks in Belgium
Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel is carrying out an extraordinary experiment. It uses sheep and goats for regulating vegetation along the tracks. The animals help the railway company…
Data helps operators to monitor social distancing
UK-headquartered IT company Veovo has unveiled a new digital solution for the rail market. It allows the railway operators to monitor passenger flow at train stations and platforms…
Firefighting train helps to stop wildfires in Ukraine
Ukraine is trying to stop wildfires in the Zhytomyr Region. To this end, the local authorities have mobilised around 1,000 firemen, three An-32P specialised aircraft, one helicopter and…
European shift to train travels reduces CO2 emissions by 8.4 million tonnes
If travellers took the train en masse instead of taking the plane to travel from one European city to another, CO2 emissions would be up to 10 per…
Spain will launch low-cost high-speed trains
Spanish railway company Renfe will introduce low-cost high-speed trains starting from 6 April 2020. With a new service branded as Avlo, the passengers will be able to travel…
Train a better mode to travel UK than plane
Travelling by train from London to Glasgow, one passenger could reduce CO2 emissions by almost 60 per cent compared to flying. In case of a journey to Manchester,…
CER calls for full decarbonisation of EU railways by 2050
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has called on the European authorities to implement a number of policy measures for providing full decarbonisation by 2050.…
Airports outpace railways in implementing ATO
Aviation is moving faster in implementing Automatic Train Operation (ATO) compared to the rail sector. Over 50 airports in the world have their own automated guided transit systems.…
Aviation stimulates development of railway network in Poland
The allocations from European funds have become a big stimulus for the modernisation of the railway network in Poland. Another impetus is the development of the country’s aviation…
Night trains will return to Netherlands in 2020
After a four-year break, night trains will return to the Netherlands. They will connect the country with Germany and Austria. The new daily service will be provided by…
European railway operators turn into multimodal providers
The European rail sector is experiencing a renaissance, especially in passenger transportation. While the rail infrastructure managers improve the state of the network, the railway operators upgrade their…
Trains will replace planes on Amsterdam-Brussels link
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is going to replace one of its daily services between Brussels and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with a Thalys high-speed train. In the long term,…