Rail policy & legislation news
Latest news about railway industry policy, reform, restructuring, planning, law, legislation and regulation worldwide.
Rail investment and reform must be a government priority, says Australasian Railway Association
AUSTRALIA: A stable pipeline of rail infrastructure projects is critical to Australia’s future economic growth and supporting growing cities and regions, Australasian Railway Association CEO Caroline Wilkie said after the incumbent Labor party led by Anthony Albanese won the May 3 election.
UK to Switzerland high speed train working group to be established
EUROPE: A joint working group is to bring together the British and Swiss governments and rail industry experts to examine how to overcome the commercial and technical barriers to launching a direct high speed train service between the countries.
UN rail freight convention awaits fifth signatory
INTERNATIONAL: China, Germany, The Netherlands and Togo have now signed the United Nations Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail, which aims to eliminate rail’s competitive disadvantage for the transport of freight between Europe and Asia.
Government dampens rail investment hopes as suppliers turn to exports
UK: The Department for Transport has told the Transport Select Committee that service optimisation will be prioritised over infrastructure investment, but equivocation over future projects is already pushing rail suppliers to embrace export opportunities instead.
Schnieder named next German transport minister
GERMANY: Parliamentary transport committee member Patrick Schnieder has been named as the next federal Minister for Digital & Transport.
Amtrak takes helm of New York Penn rebuild
USA: The Trump administration has stripped New York MTA of its role in redeveloping New York Penn Station, leaving the federal government in charge through the Department of Transportation and Amtrak. MTA manages two commuter rail operators with an interest in operations at Penn, as well as the Subway lines.
UNIFE calls for research funding to ’keep the European rail supply industry number one’
German coalition agreement includes rail reform and electrification
Slovaks welcome government backing for rail, but funding shortfall remains
Minister orders urgent measures to enhance railway safety
Private train operators’ advocacy body Rail Partners closes
Amtrak CEO Gardner leaves as operator pushes back against Musk’s privatisation drive
Internal candidate chosen to head EU Agency for Railways
Rail freight coalition calls for EU action
Comment: Rail needs to find Another Way
Tempi accident report exposes Greek railway safety failures
‘Every dollar is accounted for’, says California High Speed Rail Authority as Trump administration announces review
Freight operators say ERTMS risks losing its purpose
Government sets out its plan for how Great British Railways will work
Industry responds to UK rail reform bill consultation
Commission says Dutch train operating contract award broke EU rules
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’