EUROPEAN transport commissioner Mr Siim Kallas says he will not stand for the European parliament at elections scheduled for this spring as a return to domestic politics in his native Estonia appears increasingly likely.
After five years of debate, centralised certification of rolling stock in Europe is gradually moving closer with the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) in cooperation with French Rail Network (RFF) and intermodal operator Kombiverkehr operated a 1500m-long freight train on January 18 between Sibelin yard near Lyon and Nîmes as part of Europe's Marathon project to operate longer freight trains.
THE European Commission (EC) has adopted the seven-year €1bn Shift2Rail public-private partnership (PPP) research project designed to increase passenger and freight traffic within the European Union.
Unife's CleanER-D research initiative says there will be significant benefits from accelerating the uptake of diesel engines compliant with European Stage IIIA and IIIB emissions standards. Kevin Smith examines the project, its findings and recommendations.
THE European Commission (EC) has begun legal proceedings against Germany at the European Court of Justice for failing to separate financial flows between the train operating subsidiaries of German Rail (DB) and infrastructure manager DB Networks.
THE European Commission (EC) announced on October 17 that the EU transport infrastructure budget for 2014-20 will be €26.25bn, a threefold increase over the allocation for 2007-13, and the funds will be allocated to a new 'core network' of nine corridors with emphasis on improving east-west links.
THE boards of French National Railways (SNCF) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) have decided to make Thalys, their jointly-run high-speed operation, a stand-alone company in 2015, subject to European Commission approval.
THE European Commission's (EC) Mobility and Transport Directorate has appointed All Ways Travelling, a consortium of transport industry bodies and suppliers, to develop and validate a model for a pan-European passenger transport information and booking system.
A report by the European Commission's Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry into the competitiveness of the European railway supply industry says that more coordinated, long-term R&D is needed so that the European Union (EU) can maintain its competitiveness in the global railway supply industry.