Rail policy & legislation news
Latest news about railway industry policy, reform, restructuring, planning, law, legislation and regulation worldwide.
Productivity trumps sustainability as reason business travellers choose rail, survey finds
EUROPE: The ability to use a train as a rolling office space is the key factor driving business customers to pick rail over other modes when they travel for work, according to a survey commissioned by Amex GBT.
Rail to benefit from €106bn German infrastructure renewal spend by 2029
GERMANY: The federal government has approved the first tranche of rail asset renewal funding as part of a national infrastructure spending drive worth up to €500bn across the economy.
RIDDOR access incorporated into light rail safety reporting system
UK: The processes for statutory incident reporting in the light rail sector are to be streamlined into a single access point.
Uruguay to draw up railway master plan
URUGUAY: An agreement to draw-up a master plan to revitalise and modernise the national railway system has been signed.
Monopoly commission recommends splitting-off German railway infrastructure
GERMANY: The monopoly commission says infrastructure manager DB InfraGO should be separated from the rest of Deutsche Bahn.
California High Speed Rail Authority rebuts ‘misleading’ FRA compliance report
USA: The California High Speed Rail Authority has rejected the premise of a Federal Railroad Administration compliance report which has sought to strip the project of around $4bn in funding.
Bulgaria sets out plans to tender passenger train operating contracts
Comment: Rail’s ‘green advantage’ is at risk
Government confirms more than £15bn of city region local transport funding
Canada: VIA Rail issues rallying call as CN dispute drags on
Konkan Railway to be merged into Indian Railways
European Commission issues guidelines on railway infrastructure access charges
UK should join the Single European Railway Area, says AllRail
First operator transfers to public sector under UK rail nationalisation programme
USA: Private sector can lead a passenger revival
German rail infrastucture is a problem for Europe, freight associations say
Albania plans passenger train operating concession
Restructuring of Bulgarian rail freight operator planned
Rail investment and reform must be a government priority, says Australasian Railway Association
UK to Switzerland high speed train working group to be established
UN rail freight convention awaits fifth signatory
Government dampens rail investment hopes as suppliers turn to exports
Schnieder named next German transport minister
Amtrak takes helm of New York Penn rebuild