Passenger rail news – Page 13
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Rail Business UKMayor makes another bid for station devolution
UK: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called for powers to take over and regenerate disused railway land and derelict station buildings.
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NewsArlanda Express airport rail link trains ordered
SWEDEN: Stadler is to supply a fleet of customised Flirt electric multiple-units for the Arlanda Express service linking Stockholm Central station with the airport.
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NewsAlbania plans passenger train operating concession
ALBANIA: The Ministry of Infrastructure & Energy and the EU-funded CONNECTA2 programme are developing plans to award a public service contract for the operation of passenger trains on the national rail network.
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NewsWork starts on long-distance and suburban rail projects
MEXICO: President Claudia Sheinbaum has attended groundbreaking ceremonies for long-distance and suburban rail projects around Mexico City as well as the construction of freight terminals on the Tren Maya network.
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NewsInter-city train for the 21st century unveiled
FRANCE: The Oxygène inter-city trainset is ‘probably one of the most beautiful trains built by CAF’, CEO for France, Alain Picard, said when the first trainset was officially unveiled by the manufacturer, operator SNCF Voyageurs and the French government.
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NewsGreek railway ‘reset’ aims to bring the network to the level of Italy
GREECE: The Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport has signed a co-operation agreement with Italy’s FS Group to modernise the Greek railway system, two years after the fatal head-on collision at Tempi.
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Rail Business UK‘The rail industry needs to sell travel and not just tickets’
UK: Rail reform offers an opportunity to boost industry revenues by leveraging private sector marketing expertise and innovation to fill empty train seats, Anthony Smith, CEO of the Independent Rail Retailers association, tells Rail Business UK.
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NewsUkrainian Railways takes delivery of couchette coaches
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia has taken delivery of six platskartny open-plan couchette cars, which Deputy Minister for Development of Communities & Territories Oleksii Balesta said were the first of this type to be purchased since independence.
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NewsCosta del Sol railway study commissioned
SPAIN: The Ministry of Transport & Sustainable Mobility has awarded a contract to study the viability of building a long-proposed a railway linking Málaga with the airport, the Costa del Sol resorts and Algeciras.
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Rail Business UKGreater Anglia nationalisation date confirmed
UK: The Secretary of State for Transport has issued an contract expiry notice confirming the date when train operator Greater Anglia is to be nationalised.
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NewsUK to Switzerland high speed train working group to be established
EUROPE: A joint working group is to bring together the British and Swiss governments and rail industry experts to examine how to overcome the commercial and technical barriers to launching a direct high speed train service between the countries.
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In depthUSA: ‘What we are doing in Virginia is pretty unique’
The Commonwealth of Virginia has purchased 640 km of trackage and disused alignments as it seeks to significantly expand passenger rail services. With funding in place for projects to 2030, Virginia Passenger Rail Authority Executive Director DJ Stadtler explains the strategy and progress so far to Benjámin Zelki.
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NewsHydrogen trains to replace diesel on Bayern route
GERMANY: The Land of Bayern has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply three Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-units to replace diesel trains on Südostbayernbahn services.
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Rail Business UKRegulator proposes changes to redress policies for when disabled passenger assistance fails
UK: The Office of Rail & Road is consulting on revising its Accessible Travel Policy guidance so that claims for redress when booked assistance fails disabled passengers are always considered on the circumstances in each case.
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In depthComment: Turbulence on the tracks
The US rail market must adjust to the unpredictable world of ’Trumponomics’, where major projects are scorned, yet domestic manufacturing and ‘onshoring’ is welcomed, says our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
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NewsAssistance tool aims to make Japanese railways more accessible
JAPAN: Transreport has launched an online tool to make it easier for anyone with assistance requirements to request support at Hankyu Railway’s 87 stations. The commuter operator runs trains serving the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe areas.
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NewsFull length ComfortJet trains enter service
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator České Dráhy has put into service the first full rakes of ComfortJet coaches, adding the missing driving trailer and restaurant cars to sets which had until now been operating in short formation. In April 2021 ČD awarded a ...
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NewsÖBB launches Railjet refurbishment programme
AUSTRIA: The first generation of Austrian Federal Railways’ Railjet push-pull trainsets are undergoing mid-life refurbishment after more than 15 years of service. ‘The upgrade of our Railjets is an important step in modernising the existing fleet and adapting it to the standards of the new-generation Railjets’, ...
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In depthFrance: SERM promises a suburban rail revolution
Recent legislation has paved the way for the development of high-performing multimodal transport networks in 24 French conurbations, centred around rail as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Reinhard Christeller explains.
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NewsVPRA breaks ground on New River Valley passenger rail project
USA: Virginia Passenger Rail Authority launches a $264·5m project to extend the Washington DC – Roanoke Amtrak service over a Norfolk Southern-owned line to the university city of Christiansburg.