Thomas Wintle

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Special: Eastern Links Published on 17-04-2025 at 11:21 Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has kicked off the year by launching its most ambitious procurement plan to date – one that it says will set more than 7 billion euros in contracts into motion and open a new chapter for high-speed rail in the country.

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'a real tragedy' Published on 16-04-2025 at 14:34 Deutsche Bahn’s ongoing operational meltdown is the product of years of neglect, top-level mismanagement and a strategic culture detached from the realities of running a railway. That’s the view of Benedikt Weibel, former CEO of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), who didn’t mince words in an interview this week with ZEIT ONLINE.

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Nice to see some movement Published on 16-04-2025 at 11:05 France’s Southern Region has finally confirmed the purchase of eight new hybrid multiple units from Stadler to update the ailing Chemins de Fer de Provence (CP) line between Nice and Digne-les-Bains.

1 week ago | railtech.com | Thomas Wintle

iron, steam, and data Published on 16-04-2025 at 09:00 From steam locomotives fitted with ETCS digital signalling to thermal modelling for frozen track points, Network Rail is showing how even the most traditional elements of Britain’s railway can embrace new tricks in the digital age.

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Business as usual 'unacceptable' Published on 14-04-2025 at 15:54 Germany’s conservatives under Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz have secured a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD). So what does that mean for rail? More Deutschlandtickets, Deutsche Bahn ‘reform’, and digitalisation a priority.