Open-access operator Italo is expanding its offer by doubling its current high-speed services. From May 27, the operator will have 62 daily services. Last month, financial support from…
Germany has proposed to continue the reduction of track access charges until the end of 2021. Interestingly, the charges will almost be nullified; from the current 50 per…
South Western Railway is using cameras and AI technology to continually count the number of passengers on board of train carriages. The UK operator plans to make the…
In the near future, research will be carried out at Dutch University of Technology in Delft into advanced calculation models for a flexible timetable. The aim is to…
In roughly a year from now, the new Dutch private rail operator European Sleeper wants to run its first night train from Prague to Brussels. Co-founder Elmer van…
CER, EIM and UNIFE – among the main rail associations in Brussels – have asked for an extension of the European Year of Rail, as the pandemic hinders…
One of the spearheads in the new Mobility Strategy of the European Union is the pricing of CO2, also for transport. In addition, the proceeds from a kilometre…
Eurostar, the train operator that runs services through the Channel Tunnel, says there is a ‘real risk’ that it won’t survive the crisis without government aid. British media…
The Covid-19 taskforce of the international union of railways UIC published a document about the scientific evidence demonstrating that travelling on trains is a safe mode of transport.…
Keep individual ventilation closed, but turn on ventilation systems and use natural ventilation as much as possible to get harmful aerosols out of the train. These are some…