The European DAC Delivery Programme has chosen the latch type design type Scharfenberg as the European DAC coupler head type. A Europe-wide DAC standard will be developed for…
Speed, capacity and connectivity issues are all holding back the economic fortunes of the North of England. The North is still in the slow lane for rail-based interconnectivity,…
The French government will invest 170 million euros per year until 2024 in the rail freight industry. Among other measures, half of the track access charges will be…
Rail industry sources have reacted positively to the abolition of export tariffs between the UK and Australia. The word from Westminster is that there is opportunity for a…
Poland will be the biggest beneficiary of the upcoming EU financial perspective for 2021–2027. Around 170 billion euros is expected to be dedicated to the country. In total,…
The Translate4Rail project has reached a milestone on the border between Italy and Austria. Last month, drivers and dispatchers from both countries have tested a prototype translation system…
Passenger trains in Germany continue as usual after the strike of the GDL union ended at 2.am on Friday. When the strike for passenger traffic began on Wednesday,…
After a vote count, boss of train drivers union GDL Claus Weselsky announced a multi-day strike. Starting Tuesday evening, the strike began for rail freight, and on Wednesday…
A fully autonomous freight train will be tested on Finnish tracks by the end of this year. Led by Finnish technology company Proxion, the autonomous freight train will…
There are fears that Britain’s high-speed railway project HS2 may never be extended beyond the London – Birmingham link, currently under construction. The extension of the project to…
Sweden is taking the next step for the Norrbotnia line, a 270 kilometre new coastal high-speed railway between Umeå and Luleå. Infrastructure manager Trafikverket received the task to…
Ironically, more downpours delay the repair of some railways in Belgium, which are already damaged by flooding. Because the important freight corridor from the North Sea to the…
The wheels and bearings of trains have a lot to put up with, and can suffer many damages. What exactly are these and what are the consequences for…
Ukrainian Railways has completed the reconstruction of the track between Vilcha and Yaniv stations, which connects the Chernobyl exclusion zone with the main railway network. It connects to…
Heavy rainfall has severely impacted rail traffic in western Europe, in the south of Belgium, west of Germany and south of the Netherlands. Railway lines are flooded, and…