Esther Geerts
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 30, 2026
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- Jul 16, 2026
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‘Rail is the next big innovation space, not enough young people know that’, says youngest InnoTrans speaker (opens the original)
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INNOTRANS: ‘It is essential for the future talent pipeline to involve youth now’, 16-year-old InnoTrans ambassador Adam El Rafey said at the 2026 Railway Influencer Festival. The UAE’s youngest university student emphasised that digital content creators’ knowledge of young audiences could help the railway industry understand what excites the next generation. Speaking about his personal journey in rail, El Rafey said he had been ‘passionate about all things trains and rail for as long as I can re
DB says it welcomes competition but prefers collaboration on international routes (opens the original)
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EUROPE: ‘To state clearly: we generally welcome competition under fair and transparent conditions’, Dr Michael Peterson, Deutsche Bahn board member for Long-Distance Passenger Transport said at InnoTrans 2026. ‘When that is the case, the offering for rail passengers can indeed be improved.’ But in DB’s view, ‘an efficient cross-border long-distance traffic is currently best delivered through complex collaborations, such as the ones we currently have with ÖBB and Trenitalia’. Considering a corpor
ALISA modular double-deck night train concept presented at InnoTrans (opens the original)
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INNOTRANS: Full-scale mockups of the ALISA concept for a fully-accessible double-deck sleeping car designed to transform European overnight travel are on show at InnoTrans 2026. Project initiator Olaf Schulz told Railway Gazette International ‘now that the research project is finished, we hope that we can find companies to make it a reality’. Considering a corporate subscription? Contact us to find out more.
Research ‘extremely important for European competitiveness’ says EU-Rail executive Giorgio Travaini (opens the original)
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INNOTRANS: A strong follow-up to the EU-backed Europe’s Rail innovation partnership is needed to ensure Europe stays at the forefront of innovation, Executive Director Giorgio Travaini said onboard the European Train to InnoTrans 2026. One insider told Railway Gazette International that losing the rail joint undertaking would have ‘dire consequences’ for technology deployment. The European Commission is currently considering reducing the 60 existing Horizon Europe research partnerships, and cont
European Sleeper launches Brussels to Milano overnight train with Arenaways’ support (opens the original)
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EUROPE: European Sleeper has launched a further international night train service between Milano and Brussels in cooperation with Arenaways. The first departure from Porta Garibaldi left Milano on September 9, with the service running three times weekly in both directions. The night train connects Brussels to Milano via Aachen and Köln in Germany, and in Switzerland the trains stop at Aarau, Bellinzona and Lugano, as well as in Como in Italy. From the December timetable change, the night train w
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