Pandemic-related support schemes for the railway sector via adjusted track access charges could be a longer-term measure to support the modal shift to rail. This was discussed at…
The European Commission has approved a 20-billion-euro German state aid scheme to aid domestic companies that have suffered due to the war in Ukraine and related sanctions. The…
The cross-border rail freight project in North Sea Port that connects Zeelandic Flanders (Zeeuws-Vlaanderen) with Ghent will receive 105 million euros from the Dutch Growth Fund (Groeifonds). With…
Throughout the pandemic, track access charges were reduced, mark-ups were waived and infrastructure managers were compensated, in order to support the rail sector in these difficult times. Now…
The UK rail industry has come together to send more than one million items of aid to Ukraine in response to the humanitarian crisis. A first aid train…
The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure unveiled its transport and logistics master plan earlier this month, which calls for almost 200 billion dollars (183,7 billion euros) in…
There will be severe restrictions on the German part of the Rhine-Alpine corridor for the next three weeks. Two sections will have limited capacity due to construction works,…
The Lithuanian government will allocate 20 million euros to railway manager LTG Infra. Due to the sanctions against Russia, less goods are transported through Lithuania, resulting in lower…
Rail transportation links from Ukraine to Europe are now more important than ever. These links only offer a means for refugees fleeing the country, but also the most…
Finland will completely stop rail freight transport to neighboring Russia in the nearby future. This was decided by the board of the Finnish railway company VR Group on…
The US Army, in cooperation with the Dutch ministry of Defence, will be moving tanks and other military equipment from the Netherlands to Eastern Europe via rail in…
Cross-border freight and passenger services continue to face barriers limiting their competitiveness and attractiveness, the European Commission notes. A new consultation is launched by the EU to take…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recommends improved tests and maintenance of brake cylinders on freight cars. That is one the three main recommendations listed in its…
Wealthy, modern and prospering: three things that most would agree apply to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Yet a railway network is absent, save for the metro and…
Three days after suspending traffic between Finland and Russia, VR Transpoint will resume services effective Wednesday, 30 March. The decision to restart rail freight operations to and from…