New rails from Europe on the way to reconstruct Ukrainian infrastructre
France will supply Ukraine with new rails, produced by rail manufacturer Saarstahl. Much of the rail infrastructure in Ukraine is destroyed, and so is the…
‘Railways underexposed at climate summit’
Rail was too low on the agenda at the climate summit in Glasgow. “Let’s move people and not cars”, say the European Public Transport Association…
Powering a train at a speed of 160kmph: this Polish facility does it
PKP Energetyka, the electricity distributor to the Polish railway network, has launched a new traction energy storage facility. According to the company, it is the…
European railways struggle to balance Covid-related losses
European railway services seem to face financial hurdles during the beginning of 2021. The year started ominously since Covid-related losses for passenger and freight services…
EU railway industry loses 26 billion euro in revenue due to pandemic
The EU railway industry has lost 26 billion euros in revenue last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These figures are based on data collected…
Congested railway track in EU doubled over 3-year period
The total length of railway track that was congested in the EU has almost doubled from 2015 to 2018. In total, congestion affected 2,261 kilometres…
Rail – the backbone of the mobility of the future
The Third Industrial Revolution, the Digital Revolution, should make it possible for rail to increase its market share in the transport of freight. This is…
Free online course on the complexity and connectivity of world’s railway network
Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands offers a free online course on Railway Systems Engineering. From all over the world, people interested in the…