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France: Rail reforms promise a turning point
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1271+ words) A package of legislation to overhaul the management of funding for rail and public transport aims to bridge a chronic gap in infrastructure funding and deliver the SERM suburban rail development programme, as J'r'mie Anne explains. When Jean Castex met…...
Spain and Portugal's railways stick with on-board ticket sales
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (744+ words) Despite the existence of sales channels such as mobile apps and the internet, some passengers still rely on ticket offices to acquire their access to the train, and in some countries, more so than others. Most smaller stations do not…...
European Commission unveils passenger package to tackle fragmented rail booking systems
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (623+ words) EUROPE " The European Commission proposed a comprehensive package of three regulations on May 13 designed to simplify the booking of multi-leg rail journeys across Europe. The new rules aim to establish a framework for single-ticket bookings across different operators and expand…...
Test running starts on Panama Canal monorail
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (408+ words) PANAMA: Metro de Panam" has started test running on the 25 km monorail line in Panama City that is to link the two sides of the Panama Canal. The double-track route with 14 stations will link the Albrook terminus of metro Line…...
Australia's Inland Rail freight line project scaled back
1+ week, 2+ day ago (864+ words) AUSTRALIA: The government has announced A$1. 75bn of funding for rail freight, but has stopped development of the northern section of the 1 600 km Inland Rail project. This would have allowed the journey time for container trains between Melbourne and Brisbane to…...
Adif signs for Mermec track inspection railcar for Spain's narrow-gauge network
1+ week, 3+ day ago (366+ words) SPAIN: Infrastructure manager Adif has ordered a "14. 1m track inspection railcar from Mer Mec Espa'a for used on the metre gauge network in the country's north. The contract with Mer Mec Espa'a, the Spanish arm of the Italian brand, covers the…...
Train-centric CBTC to increase Lausanne metro capacity
1+ week, 5+ day ago (519+ words) SWITZERLAND: Lausanne transport operator Transports Publics de la R'gion Lausannoise has awarded Alstom a "295m contract to modernise automated light metro Line m2 to provide more capacity to meet growing demand. The 6 km Line m2 from Ouchy to Croisettes which opened in 2008 climbs…...
Study finds that Oslo does not need another metro tunnel just yet
3+ week, 3+ day ago (382+ words) The study looked at whether the metro network will be able to handle the increase in services planned as part an ongoing upgrading programme which includes construction of the 8 km Fornebu Line, additional rolling stock and resignalling works, doubling of…...
Start-up secures funding to support comfort-focused night train network
3+ week, 3+ day ago (291+ words) EUROPE: Berlin-based night train start-up Nox Mobility has raised "2m in pre-seed funding to support its plan to create a pan-European overnight network focused on offering private rooms for solo travellers. Thomas Wintle explains how this latest night train venture fits…...
European Sleeper overcomes the "crazy challenge" to relaunch Paris " Berlin night train
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (526+ words) The previous service, along with a Paris'Wien route, was operated by Austrian Federal Railways, Germany's DB Personenverkehr and France's SNCF Voyageurs. It had achieved an occupancy rate of 70%, but frequent engineering works prevented an increase in services and operations ended…...