TU Delft questions rail professionals
Delft University of Technology is providing an anonymous survey on the use of trains in everyday life. The results will be used by the institution within the European…
UK waves goodbye to Virgin Trains
United Kingdom has waved goodbye to Virgin Trains. The railway operator has been operating on the West Coast Main Line for over 22 years. It was the UK’s…
Leo Express fortifies in Poland
Czech private railway operator Leo Express plans a significant extension of its network in Poland. On 20th December it will commence a train between Prague and the Polish…
Ostrava to phase out paper tickets in trams
Ostrava, the third-largest city in Czechia, will phase out paper tickets in trams and other modes of public transport. Local transport operator DPO will sell them only by…
ÖBB will introduce capsule carriages
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) intends to introduce the next generation of sleeping carriages. Instead of conventional compartments, they have capsules for private accommodation of passengers. The new coaches…
Belarusian Railway launches ticket app
Belarusian Railway has launched its mobile ticket application. It was open to all passengers after the two-month successful tests. The programme is available for installing on smartphones and…
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,…
Four directions to develop Warsaw S-Bahn
SKM Warszawa, a railway operator of S-Bahn routes in the Warsaw metropolitan area, will continue to develop its service on four directions. The first two ones include investments…
TransPennine Express introduces Nova trains
British train operator TransPennine Express has officially introduced 44 Nova trains. The new fleet allows the operator to increase capacity by 80 per cent, launch new connections and…
European railway operators unite for international trains
Four European state-owned railway operators have joined forces to develop international and night trains. The companies intend to offer more connections and increase capacity on the existing routes.…
Dutch Railways will introduce Airport Sprinter to Schiphol
In 2023 Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) will introduce a new train service branded as Airport Sprinter. It will provide a fast connection between Amsterdam Centraal station…
Two lines of Moscow Central Diameters open
The capital of Russia has got a new rail transit system known as Moscow Central Diameters (MCD). Its two routes have been launched on Thursday, 21 November, in…
Leo Express will extend train link in Poland
Czech private railway operator Leo Express has obtained open access for operating long-distance train across Poland to the border with Ukraine. This will allow the company to extend…
Norwegian Railways integrates trains, buses and taxis
Norwegian railway operator Vy (former NSB) will integrate its train connections with taxis across the country. Many taxi services will be available in the Vy mobile application from…
Czechia wants to double speed on railways
Czech rail infrastructure manager SŽDC plans to construct the high-speed railways in the country. They will allow the passenger trains to run at a speed of 320 kilometres…