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November 16, 2023 | Employment

Staffer: seeking a new skills strategy for Europe’s railway sector

Staffer is a cross-industry project involving 32 organisations that are working to improve and enhance training programmes to meet the European railway industry’s future needs. With 12 months remaining of the four-year programme, Kevin Smith looks at progress so far.

November 14, 2023 | Policy

EC proposes update to Combined Transport Directive

The proposals aim to increase the competitiveness of rail and inland waterways for long-distance freight.

November 14, 2023 | Financial

France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region invests €5.7bn in rail

New rolling stock and infrastructure investment to grow passenger traffic.

November 13, 2023 | Financial

Agreement reached to fund Deutschland Ticket in 2024

Both the federal government and the states will contribute €1.5bn to cover operator losses.

November 8, 2023 | Infrastructure

Austria provides €21.1bn for rail infrastructure investment in 2024-29

Government agrees framework plan with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

November 7, 2023 | Policy

British government plans Rail Reform Bill to create Great British Railways

New arm’s-length body will bring infrastructure and passenger operations together.

November 4, 2023 | Analysis

High Speed 2 scrapped beyond Birmingham

The British rail industry has warned of the long-term consequences of the government’s decision to cancel the remaining sections of the high-speed project to Manchester and Leeds. Robert Preston reports.

November 2, 2023 | Policy

Government scraps plan to close station ticket offices in England

Objections formed 99% of 750,000 responses to public consultation.

October 31, 2023 | Financial

ORR approves Network Rail’s £43.1bn five-year plan

The plan covers the five year period from April 1 2024, known as Control Period 7 (CP7).

October 30, 2023 | Freight

Transnet unveils recovery plan to reverse freight decline

Plan includes separating infrastructure from operations and enabling third-party access.

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