European transport associations make joint call for a €100bn Connecting Europe Facility
EUROPE: An open letter signed by 45 European transport organisations has urged the EU to commit to an enlarged Connecting Europe Facility under the bloc’s next multi-annual budgeting process.
Bi-mode trainsets to relaunch through routes after a 40-year hiatus
POLAND: Delegations from the Ministry of Infrastructure and national operator PKP Intercity have visited Newag’s Nowy Sącz factory to see the production of the first of 35 electro-diesel long-distance trainsets.
Stations funded as Welsh rail prospectus sets out long-term aspirations
UK: The UK government has confirmed funding for seven new stations in Wales, including five so-called ’Burns stations’ on the South Wales main line proposed following cancellation of a major M4 motorway scheme.
Signalling: Welsh trial pilots low-cost train detection
Trials on a section of the Heart of Wales Line to detect trains approaching user-worked crossings are intended to pave the way for a suite of signalling applications for rural railways. Chris Jackson reports from Pantyffynnon.
Freight: More tracks to Gdańsk’s thriving port
Port authority ZMPG and Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK are working to enhance rail access to and from Gdańsk, with a focus both on investment near the docks and on key corridors serving the domestic and international hinterland. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
Araparica DMUs take shape at Marcopolo Rail
BRAZIL: Marcopolo Rail presents the Prosper City diesel multiple-units it is building for the Araparica suburban rail project at its at its Caxias do Sul plant.
Moldova to separate national railway vertically
British Steel restarts 24/7 rail production in Scunthorpe after securing Turkish contract
Madrid – Sevilla high speed line ready to reopen after Adamuz collision as investigation continues
Network Rail plans £450m Scottish electrification framework as Borders Railway works begin
Court orders release of Gateway Programme funding in wake of Trump opposition
Dutch ERTMS pilot scheme mapping begins
Germany: Stuttgart 21 delayed again
Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
Spitzke invests in high-performance Plasser & Theurer track machines
Praha tunnel approved as part of airport link project
Commuter rail expansion contracts awarded in Bangkok
El Insurgente creates an interchange with Mexico City’s metro
Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina discuss reopening of Una line
President inaugurates Algeria’s heavy haul Western Mining Railway
Metrans picks Szeged as its next intermodal hub
Infrastructure: Using data to make better decisions
Ireland: Next steps emerge in all-island rail vision
Skills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event