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Europe continues to strengthen its cross-border rail services. A new rail link between Dutch Railways (NS), Arriva and SNCB is due to get under way in December on a project linking the three main cities of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, Liège, Maastricht and Aachen. The regional governments of the Euregio have initialled a memorandum of understanding...

On Friday, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne made official what she described as the "new deal for rail". And she confirmed the figure that had already been circulating for a few hours - and even for several months, in Jean-Pierre Farandou's speech - i.e. 100 billion euros. "We are choosing to give priority to investing in...

The Le Train project is gathering pace. For its high-speed trains, the private operator has chosen Spain's Talgo, from whom it has ordered 10 Avril trainsets worth some 300 million euros. The invitation to tender was issued at the beginning of 2022 to a number of different manufacturers, following difficulties in acquiring...

On Tuesday at Brussels-Midi station, Eurostar Group unveiled the timetable and future plans for the ongoing merger of the Eurostar and Thalys companies. On the strength of its international reputation, Eurostar has been chosen to carry the commercial brand of the new rail group, with Thalys set to disappear...

The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) made the news official on 17 January. British railways will once again be disrupted by strike action. The strike is scheduled for 1 and 3 February. It is expected to affect around fifteen British operators, including : Avanti West Coast, Chiltern...

More comfort and flexibility for passengers. This is what Deutsche Bahn (DB) wants to achieve with the launch of electronic panels displaying the occupancy rates of its carriages in real time. Information on how full the carriages are is now transmitted directly to passengers on the platforms, in the carriages and also via...

What is your assessment of 2022, and of this first year of operation in France? Roberto Rinaudo - We're proud to have performed well beyond our expectations in terms of customer satisfaction, load factors and positive feedback from passengers. But also in terms of our pricing policy. It's an excellent...

On 18 December 2021, Trenitalia's Frecciarossa trains set out to conquer the French rail network. On Wednesday, the management of the Italian carrier was keen to celebrate this first anniversary, and to take stock of these twelve months of operation. "One year on, it's a winning bet for passengers, and for...

The European Commission has approved the French government's intention to limit short-haul flights on its domestic network. Its decision was published at the end of the week in the EU's Official Journal, and welcomed by the Minister in charge of the dossier. "Mr Clément Beaune, the French Minister for Transport, welcomes the decision of...

From 2 December, business travellers will have to contend with a new strike, this time instigated by train managers. SNCF expects traffic to be severely disrupted, particularly on long-distance trains. In France, according to information released on Wednesday morning, the...

On the international front, SNCF opened a second route on Friday for its low-cost subsidiary Ouigo Spain between Madrid and Valencia, a year and a half after the route between the Spanish capital and Barcelona (via Zaragoza and Tarragona) was used by three million passengers. The new service is operated by double-decker Euroduplex TGVs...

A few days after organising a round table on opening up rail travel to competition, and on the eve of a major event in the business travel sector, IFTM Top Resa, Trainline is sending out a strong signal to the business travel industry. The booking platform has teamed up with Havas Voyages to make life easier for business travellers when...

If the punctuality of the rail operators invited on Wednesday by Trainline is anything to go by, business travel in France is certainly on the right track. The round table organised by the European distribution platform kicked off right on time - and even a little early...

After four years of design and manufacture, the TGV M, also known as the "TGV of the future", made its first official appearance on Thursday, sporting a more streamlined and aerodynamic design. The curtain was raised by the SNCF and Alstom at the industrial manufacturer's test centre...

By the end of 2025, 33 new-generation ÖBB Nightjets will be on the rails, linking European cities by night at speeds of up to 230 km/h. The first trains are due to enter service from late summer 2023 on the most popular routes between Austria, Germany and Italy. Before reaching...

Train travel across the Channel is set for further major disruption in the near future... A major strike action has been formalised by the ASLEF union, which claims to represent 96% of train drivers in England, Scotland and Wales. The walkout will begin at 0.00am on Thursday 15 September...

High-speed rail is gaining support in Europe as the European Commission seeks to accelerate the development of intelligent, sustainable mobility. The European Commission is aiming to double high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and triple it by 2050. To achieve the 2030 target, it will be necessary to...

In recent days, Fiumicino airport has taken another step towards multimodality, and in the process has taken on a new dimension in the Italian mobility market. Trenitalia has launched three new Frecciarossa connections to the Roman hub. The railway company now links Fuimicino to two Neapolitan stations - Napoli Centrale and...

It's a success that has taken political and economic circles by surprise. In June alone, Germany sold 21 million transport tickets for 9 euros. These were in addition to the 10 million season tickets sold each month on local and regional lines. Fears of trains or transport...

It will have cost CWT no less than 100 million dollars to modernise its travel management platform, myCWT. This major investment has resulted in a number of new features that are particularly eagerly awaited by French business travellers. Starting with the booking of train tickets or hire cars, two fundamental needs...