Unlocking the potential of train travel - International Railway Journal
Sep 1, 2024 · THE potential of train travel across Europe is immense - an untapped opportunity estimated at €5-10bn in additional ticket sales annually. Yet, the true barriers to unlocking this potential aren’t merely about infrastructure, rolling stock, or investment.
IRJ Young Leaders in Rail Award 2024: Part 1
Jun 14, 2024 · Ellen’s influence extends beyond her day job, and she is not afraid to take on new roles. She represents the Swedish business in group-level safety, health and environment (SHE) activities at Vossloh, and is currently heavily involved in a …
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60 years of high-speed rail - International Railway Journal
Oct 8, 2024 · THE defining event in the birth of contemporary rail transport occurred 60 years ago this month. The launch of regular passenger service on the 515km Tokyo - Osaka New Tokaido Shinkansen on October 1 1964 caught the world’s attention and ignited debate on what rail transport could offer in an era where it had been largely superseded by road and air.
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5 days ago · SNCF and SNCB have launched a new Ouigo Classic service between Paris and Brussels, while SNCB and NS have upgraded the Brussels - Amsterdam conventional service.
Ambitious plan to boost French rail freight slipping fast
Jul 8, 2024 · IN response to the challenges of global warming and pollution from road traffic, the French government wrote into its 2019 transport bill (LOM) the objective of doubling rail freight’s market share of 9% to reach the European average of 18% by 2030.
Mixed outlook for North American rail freight in 2024
Aug 29, 2024 · NEVER forget that freight moved by any mode is a “derived market demand” signalling business change between shippers and receivers. The share that the railways earn is a function of their ability to deliver reliable service at a reasonable price, compared mostly with truck and river barge competition.
Global railway market exceeds €200bn for the first time
Jul 8, 2024 · In its bi-annual report on the current health of the global railway market, released in time for InnoTrans, SCI Verkehr projects steady growth of 4% over the next five years, as managing partner, Maria Leenen, and senior manager, Andreas Wolf, explain.
Le Train brings high-speed to a wider market in France
Oct 18, 2024 · Each of the 200m Avelia Stream trains will have over 750 seats, and between 80 and 120 per car according to the interior layout. Kevin Speed unveiled one of the two prototype seats that it has been developing at InnoTrans in September.
Full speed ahead for Chinese high-speed rail
Feb 9, 2024 · DESPITE slower than expected economic growth, with the rise in GDP forecast to dip below 5% this year, and the long-lasting effects of Covid-19, China’s programme to develop a comprehensive nationwide network of high-speed lines, connecting all major population centres, with trains designed for ever-higher speeds, continues apace, with over 2100 route-km completed on eight projects in 2023 ...