Rail policy & legislation news
Latest news about railway industry policy, reform, restructuring, planning, law, legislation and regulation worldwide.
Tempi accident report exposes Greek railway safety failures
GREECE: Rail and air accident investigation body EODASAAM exposes serious systemic failures in the Greek railway sector and makes 17 recommendations for improvement in its report into the head-on collision between passenger and freight trains near Tempi which killed 57 people on February 28 2023.
‘Every dollar is accounted for’, says California High Speed Rail Authority as Trump administration announces review
USA: ‘With multiple independent federal and state audits completed, every dollar is accounted for, and we stand by the progress and impact of this project’, California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri said after recently appointed US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a review of federal funding for the project.
Freight operators say ERTMS risks losing its purpose
EUROPE: A new approach to the roll-out of ERTMS is urgently needed, according to the European Rail Freight Association.
Government sets out its plan for how Great British Railways will work
Rail Business UK looks at the details of the government’s rail reform plans, which would restructure the industry and establish Great British Railways as a new body bringing together infrastructure and operations in the biggest shake-up of the sector since privatisation.
Industry responds to UK rail reform bill consultation
Rail Business UK provides a round-up of responses to the start of consultation on the government’s rail reform bill
Commission says Dutch train operating contract award broke EU rules
NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has said the Netherlands failed to correctly apply EU rules on competitive tendering when it directly awarded state-owned incumbent NS a contract to operate passenger train services on the designated core rail network in 2025-33.
Rail spending capped in cautious Indian budget
Brazil: Urban rail projects battle local politics
Rolling stock owners call for action on rail’s ‘patchwork of increasingly expensive technologies’
Regional Railways: A reversal of fortunes in Catalunya
Comment: A glimpse over the horizon
Regional passenger services in Grand Est stepped up further
Questions remain for the rail sector in English devolution plans
Comment: A waning appetite for competition
DB Cargo state aid approved
Portugal’s Green Rail Pass scheme proves popular with younger travellers
Legal changes aim to streamline Californian rail electrification projects
‘Turning point’ reached for potential new Channel Tunnel train operators
Report calls for harmonisation of standards across Australia’s 29 rail networks
Interview: Putting ERA at the heart of Europe’s railway ecosystem
Rail Minister Hendy strikes conciliatory tone as he backs ‘fresh start’ for UK rail
Interview: ČD sees fleet renewal opportunity despite ‘tedious’ approval task
North Macedonia reverses rail market opening to save national operator
Interview: ‘No limit’ on the potential of French high speed market