Rail policy & legislation news
Latest news about railway industry policy, reform, restructuring, planning, law, legislation and regulation worldwide.Agreement to cut Californian rail project red tape
USA: The California State Transportation Agency and California High-Speed Rail Authority have renewed a 2019 agreement under which the state has taken on the Federal Railroad Administration’s environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Kazakhstan: Transit freight drives KTZ expansion
New line construction and fleet renewals have cemented Kazakhstan’s position as a key node in the Eurasian transit market. Further expansion is now in hand, with more investment planned by 2030, reports Vladimir Waldin.
Porto – Lisboa high speed project and Rail Baltica lead latest Connecting Europe Facility grant allocations
EUROPE: Rail projects are to receive 80% of the €7bn of Connecting Europe Facility co-financing grant funding announced by the European Commission on July 17. Schemes covered include Rail Baltica, the Lyon – Torino and Brenner tunnel corridors, numerous ERTMS deployments and work to better integrate Ukraine’s railways with the ...
Nationalisation, Great British Railways and devolution plans included in King’s Speech
UK: A package of rail reforms including taking the remaining private train operators into state ownership was unveiled at the state opening of parliament on July 17.
Rail freight associations raise ‘serious concerns’ about digital automatic couplers
EUROPE: ‘Serious concerns’ about the competitive, economic, technical and operational impact of deploying digital automatic couplers have been set out by associations representing private freight operators in central and eastern Europe. They say DAC offers numerous benefits, but ‘hasty and arbitrary solutions could further hamper the competitiveness of the rail ...
Rail sector responds to Labour general election win
UK: Organisations from across the rail sector have responded to the outcome of the July 4 general election, which saw a landslide victory for the opposition Labour over the previous Conservative government.
France: Fret SNCF faces an uncertain future
Poland recommits to CPK high speed rail programme
Parliamentary body to support Brazil’s railway industry
Flytoget eyes an open access future
EU state aid rule changes aim to simplify support for sustainable transport
How to launch a US high speed rail project
Interview: ‘The commuter experience will be back to its best’
Czech Republic: Ostrava link leads revised core network plan
Midnight Trains drops plans for hotel quality sleeper train network
High Speed: Birmingham prepares to welcome truncated HS2
Russian and Chinese railways plan strategic co-operation
€1·7bn rail freight support scheme approved
US announces federal rules on certification of dispatchers and signalling employees
Fare Collection: Data sharing is key to a complex ticketing landscape
Comment: Rail policymakers' eyes on June's European elections
Operator of last resort holds key to Labour’s rail renationalisation aspiration
China applies to become associate member of OTIF
Mixed response to Labour rail proposals