Rail policy & legislation news
Latest news about railway industry policy, reform, restructuring, planning, law, legislation and regulation worldwide.
DB to support Ukrainian rail reform
UKRAINE: The Ministry of Infrastructure has signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Bahn covering co-operation in the transport sector and the development of national railway Ukrzaliznytsia.
Serbia to invest €3·5bn in rail infrastructure
SERBIA: The government has announced planned railway infrastructure spending of €3·5bn as part of the €14bn Serbia 2025 national investment programme.
Stagecoach Group joins new market entrants’ association ALLRAIL
EUROPE: Public transport operating group Stagecoach has joined the ALLRAIL association of new entrants to the European rail market.
Williams Review to lead to legislation as franchising ‘not the way forward’
UK: Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris confirmed on January 21 that the forthcoming Williams Review into the future structure of the UK rail sector would lead to a white paper outlining reforms to the rail industry structure.
Matthä to head CER as Fritzson steps down
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways’ CEO Andreas Matthä was elected as Acting Chair of the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies at its meeting on January 20.
‘Think about the total energy needed to move the trains’
UK: ‘Think about the total energy needed to move the trains’, was the message Helen Simpson, Innovation & Projects Director at leasing company Porterbook, presented to policymakers at a well-attended meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group on January 14.
Lying not flying, as Nightjet sleeper train reaches Brussels
Farandou reshapes SNCF leadership team
Malmö – Köln suggested as first route for a network of night trains
‘The wow effect is coming’ as German government signs €86bn rail programme
Northern franchise is no longer viable, says Shapps
Shift2Rail invites 2020 research proposals
Auditors warn of Rail Baltica cost and timescale risks
Stakeholders respond to Lord Berkeley’s High Speed 2 dissenting report
Freight coalition publishes Contingency Management handbook
Go-Ahead takes over Norway’s first tendered services
ScotRail franchise to end in 2022
Ukraine announces private freight haulage pilot project
Reform of rail passengers’ rights under discussion
Portugal’s only private operator sees concession extended
ERFA calls for state aid guidelines to be updated
Rail associations welcome EU Green Deal proposals
PRASA put into administration
NS CEO calls for comprehensive high speed network