30 billion euros pumped into rail northern Germany
By 2030, at least 30 billion euros will be invested in expanding the rail infrastructure in the north of Germany. This is one of the main promises of a new alliance formed in the country...Read moreMore trains arrive late in Germany in 2021 due to floods, strikes and works
A quarter of long-distance trains in Germany did not arrive on time in 2021. According to Deutsche Bahn, a combination of rail strikes, corona lockdowns and floods are the culprit. Read moreNew Dutch government, new funds for infrastructure
The new Dutch government will structurally set aside 1.25 billion euros to make up for backlogs in the maintenance of Dutch infrastructure. This was announced on Wednesday 15 December, when the government presented the coalition...Read more
Spain invests over €24 billion in rail infrastructure
The Spanish government will invest 24.2 billion euros in rail infrastructure over the next five years. This was announced by minister of Transport and Mobility Raquel Sánchez last week.Read more
US to ‘build back better’, huge investments in rail
The US Congress has approved a comprehensive package of infrastructure investments. Sixty-six billion dollars will go to the national rail network. The approval is an important victory for President Joe Biden, who proposed the package...Read more
The Netherlands concludes: railway cannot cope with extreme weather
The Dutch rail infrastructure cannot cope with extreme winter weather. It will require billions of euros to keep the rail infrastructure available under all circumstances, such as extreme heat in the summer, or winter weather...Read more
Freight to benefit from engineering works
The UK West Coast Main Line, the busiest mixed-traffic route in Europe, will see the most extensive programme of engineering works this weekend. The Late May Bank Holiday is traditionally a busy time for operations....Read more
Alstom supplies Ukrainian Railways with 130 electric locomotives
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) will receive 130 heavy electric locomotives by Alstom as part of a fleet renewal project. The French and Ukrainian governments signed an intergovernmental agreement to finance the hundreds of million purchase. Both...Read more
Ukrainian Railways launches major infrastructure upgrade project in summer
Ukrainian Railways will start electrifying and modernising the Kovel-Izov-Derzhkordon route between Ukraine and Poland during the following months. Construction works will take place on several sites. The most significant concern the reconstruction of railway tracks...Read more
Replacing the train detection in the port of Rotterdam
In the coming years, the current train detection system of track circuits in the Dutch port of Rotterdam on the port railway is being replaced by axle counters. The project is the first large-scale application...Read more
Finland looks into double tracks to increase capacity
The Finnish infrastructure agency has published a report on the development needs of the north-south railway between Tampere and Oulu. According to the study, constructing double tracks is the best option to increase capacity for...Read more