Just the Ticket: How Third-Party Sellers are Providing a Better Deal on Rail Fares
In this article for Railway-News Dave Ashton, CEO of Loco2, a ticketing service for rail in the UK and Europe, explains how third-party sellers have lured custo…
16th Jul 2018Comment
DB Cargo UK to Switch to 100% Renewable Electricity
DB Cargo UK has announced that 100% of the electricity which powers its offices and rail sites will become renewable after it signed a 3 year agreement with SSE…
19th Jul 2018Business
Chile: GE Transportation Agrees Sale of 5 Diesel-Electric Locomotives
GE agrees supply of 5 diesel-electric locomotives to Chilean operator, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta (FCAB) in 2019. The contract for the C23EMP single-cab AC/DC d…
24th Jul 2018Americas
Italian State Railways to Create Zero-Impact Stations
Italian State Railways Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. has announced its objective to create zero-impact railway stations with its GreenHub project.
1st Aug 2018Europe
USA: Ian Jefferies Appointed CEO of Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced Ian Jefferies as the new CEO of the organisation. He will succeed Edward R. Hamburger in the position …
21st Sep 2018Americas
European Court of Auditors: Progress is Slow on High-Speed Rail Across the EU
In Europe, Japan and China in particular, but also in other parts of the world, high-speed rail is considered an innovative transport mode, with numerous benefi…
4th Oct 2018Comment
EU Ministers Adopt Graz Declaration: A Green Deal for Europe
The European Rail Infrastructure Managers EIM RAIL have said that they, along with other associations in the railway sector – CER, ERFA, UIP, UIRR and UNIFE – w…
8th Nov 2018Europe
Dresden Picks Bombardier to Supply 30 FLEXITY Trams
Dresden has ordered 30 FLEXITY trams from Bombardier. They will be delivered by 2023. The contract includes 24 years of maintenance.
23rd Aug 2019Rolling Stock
Germany at InnoTrans 2018
Andreas Scheuer, Minister of Transportation, and Richard Lutz, CEO of Deutsche Bahn give insights on Germany at InnoTrans 2018.
23rd Nov 2018Comment
13 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 47
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 47 (19–23 November): rolling stock, infrastructure and policy news from the rail sector. In addition, Andreas Scheuer, Ri…
26th Nov 2018Comment
A Big, Green Deal for Europe: Rail and the Graz Declaration
The Graz Declaration was endorsed by all Transport and Environment Ministers from EU Member States. Tommaso Spanevello, Public Affairs Manager for the Associati…
8th Jan 2019Comment
Lantal Fabrics at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
“The Road Ahead: Reimagining Mobility” takes a look into the future, focusing on the topics of innovation, mobility, security and sustainability.
4th Mar 2019Supplier News
The CP6 Launch Event in Liverpool Proves a Big Success
The CP6 Launch Event to mark the start of Network Rail's 2019–2024 funding period, was held in Liverpool on 14 March and attended by 200+ industry members.
22nd Mar 2019Events
Accelerate: Rail
Accelerate: Rail 2022 will take place in London, UK at the Hilton Tower Bridge on 16 March 2022. Brought to you by MarketforceLive.
Event-Exhibition
Changing the Fabric of the Rail Industry
ELeather has changed the way the rail industry thinks about fabrics and materials. Its revolutionary production process transforms unused...
9th May 2019Supplier News
Noah's Train Promoting Modal Shift to Rail Reaches Italy
Noah's Train, a freight train aimed to promote a shift from road to rail to reduce the impact of freight on the environment, has reached Rome.
8th May 2019Events
