Rail policy & legislation news
Latest news about railway industry policy, reform, restructuring, planning, law, legislation and regulation worldwide.
Record capital expenditure for Indian Railways in 2020-21
INDIA: A 17% year-on-year increase in capital expenditure for Indian Railways in 2020-21 was announced when Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the national budget on February 1.
Rail and air associations to co-operate on ticketing
INTERNATIONAL: The International Union of Railways and the International Air Transport Association have signed a memorandum of understanding covering co-operation in standard setting and interoperability, with a focus on data exchange to support intermodal travel.
New Zealand government announces investment in commuter capacity and freight
NEW ZEALAND: Rail has been allocated a NZ$1·1bn share of a NZ$6·8bn package of transport infrastructure funding announced by the government on January 29.
No immediate changes to follow Northern nationalisation
UK: The Northern franchise which is currently held by Arriva will be nationalised on March 1, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps confirmed in a widely-anticipated announcement on January 29.
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
Williams Review to lead to legislation as franchising ‘not the way forward’
Matthä to head CER as Fritzson steps down
‘Think about the total energy needed to move the trains’
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