Three UK has achieved a more sustainable network through the deployment of next-generation AI-powered hardware and software solutions from Ericsson. Over the past 18 months, Three has worked with the Swedish telecoms giant on a network modernisation in…
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Nurminen Logistics and Kazakhstan eye joint Middle Corridor investments
What started as a regular service cooperation in late 2022 is now ready to upgrade into a full partnership aimed at rail investments. Nurminen Logistics and the Government of Kazakhstan, represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Murat Nurtleu, are discussing the possibilities of improving the Middle Corridor. Their negotiations entail the possibility of launching joint investment…
German network overhaul at full steam; here are the latest updates
Amidst a wave of railway infrastructure renovations expected to occur in Germany in the coming weeks and months, more information surfaces regarding the closure and substitution of routes. As the German Federal Government underlined during a parliamentary discussion, the Hamburg-Berlin route is set to experience a nine-month closure in two sections between August 2025 and…
Transalpine rail faces another hurdle as Simplon route undergoes upgrades
The already debilitated Transalpine rail freight corridor is undergoing another set of infrastructure closures targeting tunnel upgrades. Closures along what is known as the Simplon route have been underway since 9 June. Specifically, the Arona-Stresa section of the Milan-Domodossola-Sempione line will be closed for three months until 8 September. In addition, the route between Iselle,…
Radlett rail freight plans near takeoff
It is probably the longest-running dispute over rail development in the UK. It certainly ranks among the most acrimonious. However, time may have been called on forty years of fighting over the future of a former airfield. A legal ruling has thrown out objections from a long-standing campaign group. A High Court judge has rejected…
EU’s Council of Ministers approves European-gauge railway to Klaipeda
The EU’s Council of Ministers has approved the construction of a European-gauge railway to the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda. The newly approved railway is part of the revised TEN-T regulation. According to the Lithuanian transport ministry, the European-gauge railway to Klaipėda will improve transport and logistics links in the Baltic region and Eastern Europe.…
EIB to lend Czechia half a billion euros for rail modernisation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will lend Czechia 13 billion crowns (526 million euros) for the modernisation of the country’s rail infrastructure. The money will be used to increase both freight and passenger capacity, as well as to strengthen the three TEN-T lines on Czech territory. Apart from a multitude of exclusively passenger-related projects, the…