GoVolta launches first low-cost train from Amsterdam to Berlin
New Dutch low-cost rail operator GoVolta has officially launched its first international service today (19 March), connecting Amsterdam with Berlin. The Amsterdam-Hamburg service follows tomorrow. GoVolta’s first train departed Amsterdam Centraal this morning, marking the start of three weekly services on both routes, with plans to expand to daily operations by summer 2026. The affordable […]
ProRail CEO John Voppen to step down from Dutch infrastructure manager
ProRail CEO John Voppen will step down from his position at the Dutch infrastructure manager in July. Having led the company for nearly six years and spent more than two decades in the rail sector, he is leaving to join homecare provider Total Care, where he will serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors. […]
Italy’s FS locks in new Paris depot to anchor Trenitalia’s European high-speed expansion
Italian state-backed FS is stepping up its push into Europe’s high-speed market, setting out detailed plans for a new Paris maintenance base designed to expand its operational footprint across Western Europe, and support its planned Paris–London services. With the contract for the site now signed, several key specifics have changed since FS first revealed the […]
European rail’s push for reducing emissions: ‘Big companies have greater responsibility’
To meet climate targets, European rail has to decarbonise in many areas: construction, operations, and machinery, to name a few. But it all starts with decision-making, financing, and design decisions for projects. Several experts in this field discussed what is necessary for rail to reduce emissions at the RailTech Europe conference on 4 & 5 […]
Can diesel go further? GB Railfreight launches large-scale fuel additive trial
British rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has launched a two-week programme of fuel additive trials in partnership with Fuelcare and Treyarnon Consulting. The initiative is designed to test chemical enhancements to diesel, assessing whether advanced additives can improve locomotive engine efficiency and operational reliability. The trial is one of the largest undertaken by a […]
Reopening of Hamburg-Berlin line delayed by six weeks
The reopening of Germany’s busiest intercity rail link between Hamburg and Berlin has been delayed by six weeks, with the full return of the key route now scheduled for mid-June after severe winter conditions pushed the major construction works beyond the planned nine-month closure. Deutsche Bahn (DB) now expects the fully modernised line to return […]
Poland throws flagship €1.2bn Rail Baltica tender back into play after Budimex-PORR award struck down
Poland’s Rail Baltica programme has hit another procurement snag, with a flagship contract thrown back into uncertainty. A Polish appeals panel has again invalidated PKP PLK’s award decision for the roughly €1.2 billion Białystok–Ełk section, a strategically important stretch of the Rail Baltica route to Lithuania. The ruling sends the tender back for re-evaluation, putting […]
Glasgow Central station partially reopens after blaze
Nearly two weeks after a major fire on Union Street disrupted Scotland’s busiest station, Glasgow Central is cautiously returning to life. From the start of service today, Wednesday (18 March), platforms seven to 15 on the west side of the high-level station are back in use. The reopening is partial, pragmatic, and clearly a work in […]
Polregio collaborates with Port Polska for 200 km/h Warsaw-Łódź train service
Local and interregional operator Polregio, Poland’s largest rail carrier, is planning to lease 200 km/h trains from Port Polska’s future rolling stock pool to run trains commercially on the Warsaw-CPK Airport-Łódź route. It signed a cooperation agreement on Monday with Port Polska, and will together plan an integrated transport system using passenger data and forecasting. […]
voestalpine’s Digital Systems: integrating rail operations into one digital framework
Rail networks are under pressure to do more with less, but infrastructure, rolling stock and maintenance systems often operate separately, slowing maintenance and decision-making. voestalpine’s Digital Systems portfolio is designed to bring these functions together in one integrated digital framework, enabling a single, real-time operational view. Railway networks are under growing pressure to deliver higher […]