Eight German rail associations have responded positively to Germany’s 2025 draft budget. They call the budget, together with the country’s special infrastructure fund, “a good…
Switzerland is taking concrete steps to make underground rail freight a reality. The Swiss Federal Council is now creating the basis for the development of…
Oana Gherghinescu, the new executive director of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), held her first keynote speech for the rail freight industry at…
With massive rail investments incoming, there is a greater need for transparency. That is the view of the German Monopolies Commission, an advisory body to…
The UK Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, announced on 11 June by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, included a headline £20 billion for transport. While much of this…
A group of European industry players are launching the +FIRRST system to improve intermodality over the next few years. The initiative, led by FERRMED, brings…
Rail union ASLEF has launched a new campaign, “Rail Freight Future”, as the UK network begins the process of gradual nationalisation. The train drivers’ union…