IN an effort to fill the void left by the abandonment of Brussels – Amsterdam Fyra services, Thalys is planning to introduce two additional weekday services to Amsterdam from October 7.
Germany's Aerospace Centre in Göttingen is investigating concepts for the so-called Next Generation Train with a view to developing a very-high-speed double-deck train. Anitra Green visited the centre to see how the project is progressing.
After a quarter of a century of sustained investment, Spain's high-speed network continues to extend its reach to new areas of the country. But with the country in the grip of a devastating economic crisis, plans for further expansion are in a state of flux. Fernando Puente evaluates the prospects of the world's third largest high-speed network.
Preliminary testing is underway of the Frecciarossa 1000, Italy's new 360km/h high-speed train at Bombardier's Vado Ligure plant. Kevin Smith takes an in-depth look at the design features of what will be Europe's fastest high-speed train when it enters service in 2016.
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.
ITALY's newest and Europe's fastest high-speed train, the Frecciarossa 1000, was officially unveiled to the world today at Bombardier's Vado Ligure plant.
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has confirmed that it will order Bombardier Traxx locomotives to replace the abandoned V250 high-speed trains manufactured by AnsaldoBreda for Fyra services between Amsterdam and Brussels.
KOREA's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has dropped plans announced earlier this month to allow a private company to operate high-speed services from the new Suseo station is southeastern Seoul which is due to open in 2015.
SPAIN's Ministry of Transport this week reported that ridership on Renfe AVE services has risen 14% year-on-year in the last four months to 4.7 million passengers, following an 11% cut in all tourist class tickets in early February.
ITALY's antitrust authority has announced it is launching an investigation into Italian State Railways (FS) and its subsidiaries following allegations by open-access high-speed operator NTV that the national railway has engaged in anticompetitive practices against the newcomer.
