Germany: Massive disruption expected to all rail services on Monday
According to the union, the first effects from striking staff are already possible on Sunday evening. Also on Tuesday, numerous trains will still be cancelled due to strike action.
According to the union, the first effects from striking staff are already possible on Sunday evening. Also on Tuesday, numerous trains will still be cancelled due to strike action.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) publishes its first cyber threat landscape report dedicated to the transport sector.
A new cooperation between Czech Railways (ČD) and the Police of the Czech Republic will increase safety on the national carrier's trains.
Rail freight traffic grew and returned to 2017 levels, thanks to combined transport.
The cooperation will evaluate the benefits of the MagRail system on the French rail network with a view to increasing efficiency and capacity in freight and passenger transport.
German and Czech transport ministers Volker Wissing and Martin Kupka have agreed to improve the currently inadequate connections between Prague and Munich and Prague and Berlin.
One of the ways to achieve this is to introduce a uniform European approval procedure for new rolling stock.
The death toll from yesterday's train crash in Greece has risen to at least 43.
An intercity passenger train collided with a freight train near the city of Larissa in central Greece on Tuesday night.
The European Commission has approved €1.1 billion to compensate rail operators using electric traction for the recent rise in electricity prices.
The investment is related to the country's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and reduce inequalities between Paris and other regions. The development of rail freight is also a priority.
Oman and Etihad Rail Company, the developer and operator of the UAE-Oman Rail Network, have signed a cooperation agreement with Mubadala Investment Company, a sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi, to support the development of the 303 km rail network linking Oman and the UAE, with a total investment value of USD 3 billion.
Both freight and passenger trains can use this high-tech sensor system for automated train operation (ATO).
Cooperation between the two countries is crucial at a time of Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Moldova helps Ukraine export grain and import diesel fuel.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has drawn up a preliminary refurbishment plan to transform its heavily congested rail network into a high-performance network.
CZ LOKO has delivered the last two EffiShunter 300 locomotives to the Polish state railway PKP Intercity. This completes the 2020 contract for a series of ten of these vehicles.
Modern locomotives equipped with the ETCS signaling system will be gradually put into operation from May. They will be followed by the delivery of a further 22 locomotives in 2024.
Once completed, the Chiltern Tunnels will carry high-speed trains between London and the North at speeds of up to 320 km/h, helping to free up space for more freight trains on the existing railway.
CER members are bringing container trains with humanitarian aid to war-affected areas. Support is also being provided in the form of regular train services for refugees from Ukraine.
This modernization will make rail traffic management much safer and more centralized while reducing operating costs.