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Projects worth €390 million, against €234 million funding, are expected to be funded under this Call for Proposals for Research & Innovation activities. Submissions will be accepted until 23 June 2022.

2021 was the European Year of Rail and promoted how trains can help the EU become climate-neutral by 2050. Today’s European Railway Summit on the sidelines of the Informal Meeting of Transport Ministers, officially brought the Year to a close.

European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean, Member of the European Parliament Vera Tax, and Member of the European Economic and Social Committee Baiba Miltovica, selected winners in four categories.

Check out the latest news on the European Year of Rail!

Sweden’s Transport Administration recaps the journey.

We find many protected species around the railway, from bats to great crested newts. That’s because we’re one of the biggest landowners in Britain and our property spans a wide range of landscapes and habitats. It’s our responsibility to do our best to protect the wildlife that’s made its home on the railway while we […]

Our Brighter Journeys campaign is set to breathe life and joy into railway stations this May What is the Brighter Journeys campaign? Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May) will see phase two our Brighter Journeys campaign grace the concourses of Britain’s railway stations as a way of making them brighter and happier community hubs. The […]

Five highlights from the early May Bank Holiday upgrades We successfully delivered 550 upgrade projects over the early May Bank Holiday.   The entirety of our work was worth £70m and provided essential railway upgrades for you and our freight partners.   Here are five of the highlights from this huge scope of work.   1. […]

We’ll carry out 550 projects over the early May bank holiday. Most of the railway will stay open but our works will affect some routes so please check before you travel with National Rail Enquiries or your train operator. We also ask that you wear a face covering if you can as a courtesy to […]

All systems green! More than two-thirds of our suppliers pledge to limit carbon emissions We’ve made great progress on making green commitments. To date, 67% of suppliers have signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce their carbon footprint. What are Science Based Targets? Science Based Targets form a key part of our […]

Class II Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) took delivery of its first unit train of frac sand around 10:30 am on May 15. Norfolk Southern delivered the train to RBMN’s North Reading Yard. The post For RBMN, a Fracking Success appeared first on Railway Age.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Mike Knutton, former Editor-in-Chief of International Railway Journal, following a short illness. Mike worked at IRJ for 29 years and was chief editor for 19. He leaves behind his widow, Yan. The post Mike Knutton, Former IRJ Chief Editor, Dies appeared first on Railway […]

Let’s admit it, and fix the expectation: U.S. Class I railroads have not experienced robust service recovery. Yet railroad optimism and expectations of satisfied customers persists. Why? The post Clear Evidence: Near-Zero PSR Service Improvements appeared first on Railway Age.

San Diego (Calif.) Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is donating up to 39 decommissioned Siemens SD100 LRVs (light rail vehicles) to the city of Mendoza, Argentina. The post San Diego Trolleys Making Their Way to Argentina appeared first on Railway Age.

Construction is under way at MxV Rail’s new railroad testing facility at the PuebloPlex campus in Colorado, which is set to open this fall. The post MxV Rail Breaks Ground on First Test Loop appeared first on Railway Age.