August 08, 2024
Hansea, one of Belgium’s largest private bus companies, has ordered 181 more Lion’s City E buses from MAN to use for the Flemish public tranThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 02, 2024
Dutch Railways NS plans to cut 500 jobs at its headquarters in Utrecht through natural staff turnover to cut costs. Another saving measure iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 02, 2024
The Dutch electric city bus specialist is in big financial trouble after noting a €64.7 million loss in the first six months of 2024. The This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 29, 2024
The French railroad company SNCF announced repairs on the French TGV network following a large-scale attack on Friday. This attack involved This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 24, 2024
From now on, season ticket holders of the Flemish public transport company De Lijn can register their boarding or transfer digitally. This mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 19, 2024
Ursula von der Leyen, reappointed on Thursday by the European Parliament as president of the European Commission, wants to make train travelThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 18, 2024
Belgium will receive 47.9 million euros in European funding to modernize its railroad infrastructure between Brussels and the Grand Duchy ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 17, 2024
Consumer organization Testaankoop/Test Achat (TA) and equal opportunities center Unia threaten a lawsuit against Belgian public railroad comThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 16, 2024
In the coming weeks, bicycle repair kiosks will be installed at some 30 NMBS/SNCB train stations in Belgium. These stands will allow cyclistThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2024
The Belgian public railroad company NMBS/SNCB will stop the physical sale of tickets for international train travel in nine stations startinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 11, 2024
Belgian national railway company NMBS/SCNB’s train passengers were slightly less satisfied with the service in 2023 than the previous year, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 11, 2024
French rail group Alstom has signed a €2,8 billion framework contract with German public transport company Hamburger Hochbahn. The contracThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 03, 2024
European cities are still much better connected by air than by rail, according to research by Greenpeace. From Brussels, for example, 41 of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 02, 2024
The Flemish public transport company De Lijn has served the first of the new e-buses from supplier VDL from its depot in Destelbergen, East This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2024
The high-speed train, or TGV, between Brussels and France, will not run at its normal speed between 12 and 29 August. During that period, thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2024
Belgian public transport operator NMBS/SNCB invests between 30 and 40 million euros a year in a facelift for its smaller stations until 2032This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2024
The Liège-Maastricht-Aachen ‘three-country train’ was inaugurated in Liège on Wednesday. The train connects Liège-Guillemins with Dutch MThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2024
Flemish public transport operator De Lijn’s flex transport, vans on demand, is not operating efficiently. That’s according to the business nThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 19, 2024
Suppose you’re willing to pay €120 to €160 and not weigh nearly 100 kg. In that case, you can be one of the first to experience pure eleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 18, 2024
The Ostend-Bruges airport will soon have the largest solar park in West Flanders and the second-largest park in Belgium. The 66,200 solar paThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 18, 2024
The first French-built Mercedes eCitaro electric city bus rolled off the Ligny-en-Barrois production line in France after the model was initThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 18, 2024
Infrabel has pushed a new bicycle and pedestrian tunnel under the Leuven-Aarschot-Hasselt railway line in Langdorp. Final work on the tunnelThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 17, 2024
The SNCF will increase the supply of seats on the TGV or HST by 15% in France and 10% internationally over the next ten years. Thanks to an This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 17, 2024
The first new electric buses ordered by Brussels public transport operator MIVB/STIB from German manufacturer Daimler Buses will be in serviThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 14, 2024
The Walloon public transport company TEC transported more than 150 million passengers last year. As far as passenger numbers are concerned, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 13, 2024
With the stalemate between the liberal MR party and Groen, the two big winners in the French and Dutch language groups in Brussels of the naThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 12, 2024
After news broke on Tuesday that the take-over of Belgian bus maker Van Hool in Koningshooikt (Lier) by its Dutch competitor VDL Group was fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 10, 2024
Dutch Technical University TUDelft students claim the world’s first prototype of a hyperloop pod changing lanes at high speed. They built a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 06, 2024
France’s national rail operator, SNCF, is going to get an extra competitor. Backed by an investment fund, the new company Proxima plans to aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 29, 2024
High-speed train operator Eurostar has concentrated the management of its entire network and incident handling in one place: Brussels. The nThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 29, 2024
Customer satisfaction at Flemish public transport operator De Lijn is declining, even though it carried 17% more passengers last year. The aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 24, 2024
BYD has presented a new electric double-decker bus, first for the British market. The BD11 features a next-generation chassis but is also poThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 24, 2024
Despite more checks, the number of fare dodgers at Flemish public transport company De Lijn has increased by more than 70% in five years. MoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 23, 2024
The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB will start operating the new tram line 10 from Churchill to the Military Hospital on 23 SeptThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 20, 2024
Track runners and incidents at level crossings cause more than 12 hours of delays every day on the entire Belgian rail network. To improve sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 16, 2024
High-speed train operator Eurostar is to thoroughly renew and expand its fleet by ordering up to 50 new trains. It expects to put the first This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 15, 2024
Renault is adjusting its strategy toward autonomous vehicles. Regarding individual vehicles, Renault Group concentrates on the L2 or L2+ levThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 15, 2024
In collaboration with Brussels public transport operator MIVB/STIB, Brussels Mobility has applied for planning permission to construct tram This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 15, 2024
Several dozens of buses are idle at De Lijn because the right spare parts are unavailable. These should normally come from Van Hool, but dueThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 10, 2024
Belgian railway NMBS/SNCB is looking for a buyer for four office complexes at Brussels South, or Brussels-Midi station, representing 150,000This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 07, 2024
Spanish manufacturer Irizar E-mobility has won the Flemish public transport company De Lijn’s tender for a framework agreement for up to 100This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 06, 2024
According to a stability study commissioned by the city council, the right-wing of the station building in Tienen is in danger of collapsingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 06, 2024
Thirty years ago, the railway tunnel under the Channel between mainland Europe and the United Kingdom was inaugurated. Construction started This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 03, 2024
German technology conglomerate Siemens may build the railcars for the first high-speed rail line in the US between Los Angeles and Las VegasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 30, 2024
French public railways SNCF has presented the new TGV train, the so-called ‘train of the future’ expected for the second half of 2025. The tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 29, 2024
The Waterbus, which connects Brussels and Vilvoorde, will resume its service on the canal from 1 May. This has been announced by Brussels byThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 25, 2024
It has been known for a while that the UK government wants more control over rail transport, but if it depends on the opposition Labour PartThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 18, 2024
French multinational rolling stock manufacturer Alstom is in intensive negotiations with the UK government to save its train assembly plant This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 17, 2024
Last year, there were an average of 15 cases of aggression per day against staff of Belgian public transport companies, a 1,5% increase compThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 16, 2024
Belgian rail network operator Infrabel and the French multinational rolling stock manufacturer Alstom will install up to 10,000 new sensors This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 16, 2024
According to a BeMob survey by FPS Mobility, 32% of Belgian workers used a bicycle to commute to work last year, either for all or part of tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 15, 2024
The Walloon government has approved the Mobi’Park project for public transport company TEC. The project involves developing a new bus depot This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 12, 2024
In Paris, the bicycle has overtaken the car as a means of transport and is now behind walking and public transport. According to a surveyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 10, 2024
The business newspaper De Tijd reports that drivers of the Flemish public transport company De Lijn received a record number and amount of tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 09, 2024
For the first time since August, more than nine out of ten NMBS/SNCB trains ran on time in March, i.e., with less than 6 minutes delay upon This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 08, 2024
There has been outrage in Wallonia, and particularly in the Liège region, over the holiday regime of Belgian public train operator NMBS/SNCThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 03, 2024
The car is still the preferred mode of transport for families in Flanders, and the train remains an uninviting option. This is according to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 02, 2024
Belgian public transport company NMBS/SNCB posted an operational result (EBITDA) of 142.2 euros last year. That is a lot more than in 2022 aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 27, 2024
With more than 60,000 boarding passengers, Brussels-North railway station was again the busiest station in Belgium on weekdays in 2023, a tiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 26, 2024
On Tuesday morning, 2,400 Van Hool employees wanted to start working again in Koningshooikt (Lier) to keep the Belgian bus builder factory gThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
