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Iryo partners with Uber to sell train tickets in Spain

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

seamless multimodal travel Published on 20-06-2025 at 10:30 Spanish high-speed operator Iryo has announced a new partnership with ride-hailing platform Uber, allowing passengers to book train tickets directly through the Uber app. Would you like unlimited access to all Premium content? SUBSCRIBE NOW WITH 25% OFF →Leave your email address to read this article for free.
ÖBB completes 250 km/h testing of the Koralmbahn ahead of December launch

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

Published on 19-06-2025 at 12:02 Austria’s railway manager ÖBB has completed the testing phase of the landmark Koralm Railway (Koralmbahn), set to link Graz and Klagenfurt in just 45 minutes. Full commissioning is expected in December 2025. Would you like unlimited access to all Premium content? SUBSCRIBE NOW WITH 25% OFF →Leave your email address to read this article for free.
Bulgaria launches push for rail competition, unions hint at protests

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

Rail reform clash Published on 19-06-2025 at 10:00 Bulgaria is set to open up the rail market and launch competitive tendering, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov announced. Rail unions are preparing for possible protest actions, not believing that it will improve the countries’ railway system. Would you like unlimited access to all Premium content?
Russia dreams of unmanned high-speed rail while its tech ties unravel under isolation

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

how realistic? Published on 18-06-2025 at 14:52 As Russia gears up to launch its first high-speed rail line between Moscow and St. Petersburg – planned for 2028, transport officials are promoting the project as a major technological leap. Yet, behind the polished narrative lies a deeper set of geopolitical and economic questions.
HS2 reportedly delayed again to beyond 2033 after ‘billions of pounds wasted’

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

The UK government is facing fresh embarrassment over its troubled HS2 high-speed rail project, British media report. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to confirm in Parliament on Wednesday that the long-delayed line will not open by the 2033 target. She is not, however, expected to announce a new completion date. Ahead of any official statement, the BBC reported that Alexander will tell MPs there is “no reasonable way to deliver” HS2 on time and within budget.
Can peacetime trains serve wartime needs? A growing concern in Norway

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

Published on 17-06-2025 at 16:48 A new report from the Norwegian Railway Directorate has raised concerns about the state of Norway’s railway capacity to meet future military and emergency logistics needs. The main headlines in Norway focus on the new Stadler trains that do not have separate locomotives, which means no possibility to use them for military needs.
Hyperloop prototype near Venice enters construction phase: ‘the future runs along a tube’

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

Published on 17-06-2025 at 11:06 A commercial hyperloop system connecting Padua and Venice in Italy has officially moved from vision to the beginnings of a reality. The “Hyper Transfer” project, backed by US-based HyperloopTT and an international consortium, has completed its feasibility study and now enters the construction phase of a a 10-kilometre test track in Veneto.
Trains return to full length German Eifel line for first time since 2021 floods

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

flood repairs Published on 16-06-2025 at 15:50 For the first time in nearly four years, trains are running again on the full length of the Eifel line between Gerolstein and Cologne, marking a major milestone in Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) flood recovery efforts.
Sweden tests new on-board system to detect balise faults and cut train delays

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

data-driven Published on 16-06-2025 at 09:06 A new data-driven method for identifying faulty balises on railway tracks is being trialled on board of trains covering a third of Sweden’s rail network. The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) says the approach is already reducing traffic disruptions and improving cost efficiency.
Italy’s RFI activates first seismic warning system on Rome-Naples line, earthquake hits within 2 weeks

2 weeks ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

Early warning Published on 13-06-2025 at 11:55 Italy has launched its first seismic early warning system on the Rome–Naples high-speed rail corridor, marking a major step forward in railway safety in a seismically active area. The system, developed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), has been operational since midnight on 3 May 2025.