‘Railways underexposed at climate summit’
Rail was too low on the agenda at the climate summit in Glasgow. “Let’s move people and not cars”, say the European Public Transport Association and international rail industry association UITP and UIC to the...Read more
Powering a train at a speed of 160kmph: this Polish facility does it
PKP Energetyka, the electricity distributor to the Polish railway network, has launched a new traction energy storage facility. According to the company, it is the largest facility in Europe of its kind, and it can...Read more
European railways struggle to balance Covid-related losses
European railway services seem to face financial hurdles during the beginning of 2021. The year started ominously since Covid-related losses for passenger and freight services do not guarantee any improvement window for the following months....Read moreEU railway industry loses 26 billion euro in revenue due to pandemic
The EU railway industry has lost 26 billion euros in revenue last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These figures are based on data collected among the members of the Community of European Railway and...Read moreCongested railway track in EU doubled over 3-year period
The total length of railway track that was congested in the EU has almost doubled from 2015 to 2018. In total, congestion affected 2,261 kilometres of track in the 27 countries of the EU (3,32...Read more
Rail – the backbone of the mobility of the future
The Third Industrial Revolution, the Digital Revolution, should make it possible for rail to increase its market share in the transport of freight. This is the key message of Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, CEO of the International...Read more