UK: The ScotRail franchise is to be taken over by the Scottish Government on the expiry of the current contract with Abellio in March 2022, Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has confirmed. Services ...
THE European Union (EU) has allocated €3m in funding to the Bison project, which was launched at the beginning of the year to reduce the impact that new transport infrastructure has on biodiversity.T ...
THE European Parliament and European Council have reached a provisional agreement to renew the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) with a budget of €33.7bn, with €25.8bn earmarked to co-fund transport ...
USA: The Association of American Railroads has outlined a series of policy proposals aimed at leveraging the improved environmental performance of rail freight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ...
GERMANY: A package of measures to improve access to the rail network and incentivise companies to switch freight from lorries to more environmentally-friendly trains has come into effect this month. T ...