The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) is proposing various measures to improve the safety of freight wagons. Some composite brake blocks pose a heightened…
The European Commission (EC) will not get involved in reactivating the rail highway service between France and Italy, despite the request of the two countries.…
France’s single wagonload sector is to benefit from “unprecedented” public investment totalling 156 million euros. The funds will be used to modernise four major marshalling…
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding mechanism will be confirmed for the 2028-2034 period and its wallet for transport, the main funding mechanism for rail…
The UK government presented a new 10-year plan for investments in infrastructure which left the freight sector somewhat disappointed. One of the main complaints concerns…
Ely enhancement is not there. Midland Main Line wires are on pause. Infill electrification is sadly missing. The UK government’s newly published 10-year infrastructure strategy…