news ÖBB to modernise Phyrn-Schober axis to strengthen international rail freight 27 April 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review) ÖBB have announced they are continuing with plans to modernise the axis to strength international rail freight and to achieve climate targets.
article Interoperability: A duty beyond rail 27 April 2022 | By Philip Van Den Bosch Philip Van Den Bosch, Senior Freight Strategy Advisor at the UIC, explores how rail freight is key to making the transport sector more environmentally friendly and why interoperability is vital to achieving this.
news Rail Baltica study offers recommendations for synergies along railway corridor 25 April 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review) Rail Baltica commissioned Ineco to deliver a study which identified the opportunities to maximise synergies from infrastructure developments along the railway corridor.
article Modernising Poland’s railways for all 11 April 2022 | By PKP PLK SA In this article for Global Railway Review Issue 2 2022, PKP PLK explore how recent investments worth billions of zlotys to modernise Poland’s railway infrastructure is making rail travel more accessible for all.
news VR to discontinue its Eastern freight traffic in a controlled manner 8 April 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review) VR Group’s Board of Directors have announced that they will discontinue Eastern freight traffic, with VR Transpoint tasked with creating a traffic rundown plan.
article The key role of alternative fuels in the decarbonisation of Europe’s rail sector 5 April 2022 | By Jonathan Cutuli With the European Union focusing more on confronting climate change, Jonathan Cutuli, Public Affairs Manager at UNIFE, explains the key role that alternative fuels can play for the rail sector in lowering GHG emissions and how investment is key to producing greener results.
news European rail sector displays full solidarity with Ukraine and its people 7 March 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review) The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and its members are actively participating in EU-wide humanitarian efforts to support refugees fleeing Ukraine.
news Agreement signed to boost hydrogen tech for rail transport in Hungary 3 December 2021 | By Global Railway Review Alstom and Hungary’s leading oil and gas company have signed an agreement to cooperate in examining the use of hydrogen technology in rail transportation in Hungary.
news Regulation establishing Shift2Rail successor enters into force 30 November 2021 | By Global Railway Review Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking will be the largest European rail research and innovation programme ever, delivering activities worth €1.2 billion and aiming to provide a faster uptake and deployment of projects and innovations.
news EBRD supplies new €23.5 million infrastructure loan to Moldovan Railways 8 October 2021 | By Global Railway Review Moldova’s national railway operator, Calea Ferată din Moldova, will be provided an additional €23.5 million loan to upgrade infrastructure, by The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
news Rail industry responds to ‘Fit for 55’ legislative proposals 19 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review The European Commission's ‘Fit for 55’ regulatory package will be crucial in the transition to sustainable mobility in Europe.
news ‘Rail to the COP’ initiative to promote sustainable mobility across Europe 7 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review The 'Rail to the COP' initiative will work to draw attention to the important role that rail can play in achieving global Climate Change Goals.
news CER and ETF reach provisional agreement for promotion of women in rail 2 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review Following seven rounds of negotiations, CER and ETF have reached a provisional agreement for the promotion of the employment of women in the European rail sector.
news RazorSecure and Comtest Wireless to deliver comprehensive rail cyber-security solutions 25 June 2021 | By Razorsecure RazorSecure and Comtest Wireless have partnered to deliver a comprehensive suite of cyber-security protection solutions that encompass both rolling stock and infrastructure.
news Magrail technology to undergo feasibility testing in Italy 23 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and Nevomo will apply for EU funding to conduct the first full-scale magrail system pilot on a RFI test track in Bologna San Donato.
