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Posted on 2022-03-15 by Titta Makarainen

Eurail celebrates 50th anniversary: the evolution of the Interrail pass

Created in 1972 in the wake of the hippie movement, the Interrail pass celebrates its 50th anniversary this March. Initially aimed at young people, the

Posted on 2022-02-16 by Titta Makarainen

NS wants to shorten Amsterdam-Brussels intercity by 40 minutes

  According to Dutch Railways (NS), journey times between Amsterdam and Brussels can be reduced with 40 minutes by skipping many stations, mainly in Belgium,

Posted on 2022-02-10 by Titta Makarainen

Norway's ERTMS programme wins European Railway Award

Bane NOR has been named a winner of the European Railway Award 2022 for the work on the new digital signaling system ERTMS, which the

Posted on 2022-02-02 by Titta Makarainen

Network Rail outlines risks of climate change in new adaptation report

British rail infrastructure manager Network Rail published its third Adaptation Report focusing on tackling climate change risks to rail. This reports on the progress and

Posted on 2022-02-01 by Titta Makarainen

Magazine 'Climate Change Adaptation of Rail' is out now

The effects of climate change – more flooding, heat waves and storms – are not just in the future anymore. At the moment, many railways

Posted on 2022-01-26 by Titta Makarainen

Submission opens for RailTech Innovation Awards 2022

The RailTech Innovation Awards are back, and with more focus on start-ups. For all categories, there is a regular award and one specifically for start-up

Posted on 2022-01-20 by Titta Makarainen

RailTech Europe moved to June 2022

The international rail event RailTech Europe will be moved to 21, 22 and 23 June 2022. Publisher ProMedia, the organisation behind the event, says the

Posted on 2022-01-19 by Titta Makarainen

Freight train with Digital Automatic Coupling starts test run in Europe

In Berlin, a freight train equipped with a Digital Automatic Coupler has started a practical test run across Europe, lasting several months. German Federal Minister

Posted on 2022-01-19 by Titta Makarainen

Snälltåget launches seasonal night trains to Austria

Swedish private operator Snälltåget will run direct night trains to the Alps during the winter season 2022. On 28 January, the first train will depart.

Posted on 2022-01-10 by Titta Makarainen

'Trains should be able to cross Europe more easily'

Much progress has been made in the past year with fast connections, night trains and investments in the networks. But despite this, national borders in

Posted on 2021-12-31 by Titta Makarainen

Flood damages German railways persist through 2022

The damaging floods that took place last summer in northern Europe still strongly affect railway networks. In Germany, for instance, parts of the damaged network

Posted on 2021-12-29 by Titta Makarainen

'The Trans Europ Express 2.0 will be much broader than the original'

The plan to ‘revive’ the Trans Europ Express was launched at the end of last year by Germany: a network of cross-border trains in Europe

Posted on 2021-12-22 by Titta Makarainen

‘There is a strong will to improve the conditions for night trains’

Night trains are making a comeback as a more sustainable long-distance transport. There are however quite some challenges, such as high costs and different standards

Posted on 2021-12-14 by Titta Makarainen

New RailTech magazine ‘International & high-speed trains’

The latest Railtech Magazine is all about international and high-speed trains. Featuring exclusive interviews, the digital magazine is now freely available to download.

Posted on 2021-11-26 by Titta Makarainen

8,000 tonnes of ‘rock armour’ to protect UK line against floods

An increase in extreme weather over the past two years has seen several washouts on the Marches Line in the UK, causing short notice closures

Posted on 2021-10-26 by Titta Makarainen

Czech railway test centre upgrades tracks for autonomous trains

Czech-based Railway Research Institute VUZ plans to further upgrade its test tracks with ETCS and study the testing of autonomous trains. They will also install

Posted on 2021-03-17 by

What are the rail freight topics at RailTech Europe?

Extra-long 740-meter freight trains, the automatic and digital coupling of freight wagons, operations on Rotterdam’s harbour line and self-driving freight trains. These are just a

Posted on 2021-03-12 by Titta Makarainen

The Netherlands appoints Wim van de Camp as Year of Rail ambassador

Former member of the European Parliament Wim van de Camp has been appointed Dutch Ambassador for the European Year of Rail. State Secretary Stientje van

Posted on 2021-03-11 by Titta Makarainen

More smart camera's and sensors to be installed in the Netherlands

Last year, a smart camera was installed on the Moerdijk railway site in the Netherlands for the monitoring of incoming freight wagons, especially those with

Posted on 2021-03-09 by Titta Makarainen

This is how digital networking works at RailTech Europe

Like in any trade event, networking is an important part of RailTech Europe 2021. Especially in these corona times, everyone is looking forward to meeting

Posted on 2021-03-05 by Titta Makarainen

Data collection system for train energy consumption mandatory from January 2022

All EU infrastructure managers are obliged to have a data collection system for the energy consumption of trains by January 2022. Energy management expert Bart

Posted on 2021-03-02 by Titta Makarainen

Who are the nominees for the RailTech Innovation Awards 2021?

With RailTech Europe 2021 less than a month away, the nominees for this year’s Innovation Awards are selected. In this article you can read about

Posted on 2021-02-26 by Titta Makarainen

'The biggest obstacle of the North Sea-Baltic rail corridor is the lack of ERTMS'

The biggest drawback of the North Sea-Baltic rail corridor is currently the lack of the European traffic control system ERTMS. Bottlenecks in the network that

Posted on 2021-02-25 by Titta Makarainen

'Railways have learned a lot in condition monitoring in the last five years'

“We can’t afford to send out a maintenance team when we don’t know what’s going on, we have to anticipate failures”, says Diego Galar, professor

Posted on 2021-02-24 by Titta Makarainen

'Adopting a passengers’ perspective is essential for the shift to rail’

“Railway operators should work together more. If we get people out of the car and into the train, everyone will benefit”, says Delphine Grandsart, researcher

Posted on 2021-02-22 by Titta Makarainen

Russia puts first autonomous trains in regular service this year

The Russian Railways (RZD) will start using first autonomous passenger trains (GoA3) in the regular timetable in September this year. Pavel Popov, responsible for this

Posted on 2021-02-22 by Titta Makarainen

France gets 31 million euro EU grant for ETCS on rolling stock

The European Commission has granted SNCF Réseau 31 million euros to finance the installation of ETCS equipment on 252 passenger vehicles and freight locomotives. Additionally,

Posted on 2021-02-19 by Titta Makarainen

'Delay in roll-out ERTMS is no disaster'

The fact that the roll-out of the European train control system ERTMS is behind schedule is no disaster according to Simon Fletcher, director Europe at

Posted on 2021-02-17 by Titta Makarainen

ÖBB presents EU Year of Rail locomotive

Austrian operator ÖBB has given one of their locomotives a special European Year of Rail design. The locomotive was presented at a ceremony at Vienna

Posted on 2021-02-17 by Titta Makarainen

Sensors can solve weight distribution issues in rail freight wagons

Lithuanian company Viezo is working on sensors for the weight monitoring of freight wagons. Loading wagons too heavy on one side can lead to derailments,

Posted on 2021-02-16 by Titta Makarainen

ProRail uses new DDIO system saving hours to a day in case of train disruptions

When it comes to restoring disruptions on the track, the manual planning for taking track out of service still causes hours of delay. Dutch infrastructure

Posted on 2021-02-15 by Titta Makarainen

'Rail goals EU are achievable, but often promises were made that did not happen'

The European Commission must do more to create a level playing field for the various forms of mobility, so that trains can better compete with

Posted on 2021-02-12 by Titta Makarainen

ERTMS tests with Vectron on the Øresund Bridge were successful

After tests on the Øresund Bridge with a Vectron locomotive from Siemens Mobility, the ERTMS installation on the bridge and the transition between the Swedish

Posted on 2021-02-12 by Titta Makarainen

Elisabeth Werner (DG Move): invest revenues of truck kilometre charge in railways

One of the spearheads in the new Mobility Strategy of the European Union is the pricing of CO2, also for transport. In addition, the proceeds

Posted on 2021-02-05 by Kim de Vos

Railway lighting without light pollution with maximum safety

Exhibitor news, brought by Triolight SCOOP: RailLight®. Railway lighting without light pollution with maximum safety RailLight® is a unique product that has been nationally approved

Posted on 2021-01-27 by Kim de Vos

EU Commission: deployment ERTMS is behind on schedule

The deployment of ERTMS is lagging behind schedule. In April 2020, the installation of the system reached just 78 percent of the target for 2019.

Posted on 2021-01-26 by Kim de Vos

German rail industry: invest in infrastructure, digitalisation and modal shift

At the beginning of the German election year 2021, eight railway associations presented their most important demands for their next federal government. Three billion euros

Posted on 2021-01-21 by Kim de Vos

Submissions now open for the RailTech Europe Innovation awards

Innovations play an important role in the rail industry. At the digital event RailTech Europe 2021, the best innovations in the railway industry will be

Posted on 2021-01-20 by Kim de Vos

Rail Baltica about the advantages of a green field situation

The construction of brand new rail infrastructure like Rail Baltica has some advantages over the updating or extension of existing networks. Especially on a digital

Posted on 2021-01-18 by Eline Hofland

Deutsche Bahn to test HD mapping, creating railway Digital Twin

HERE Technologies is providing HD mapping technology for the Sensors4Rail project of Deutsche Bahn. In the pilot, DB will equip a Hamburg S-Bahn train with

Posted on 2021-01-12 by Eline Hofland

RailTech Europe: registrations are open and first speakers revealed

ProMedia Group opened registration for RailTech Europe 2021 Thursday morning and launched the new website. The first speakers are also public, including Elisabeth Werner, Director

Posted on 2020-12-12 by Eline Hofland

Trade show and conference RailTech Europe 2021 will go digital

The large trade show for the technical rail industry, RailTech Europe, will continue next year, despite corona. On the 30th and 31st of March and

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