23 Jan 2012
After a year of turbulence for rail projects worldwide, 2012 has kicked off with a welcome flurry of activity and progress around the global development of high speed rail. Looking at some of the biggest and most influential projects in the pipeline at the moment, if January is anyt...2 Dec 2011
In our September blog we discussed how the global growth of high-speed rail should be giving rise to interline agreements between airlines and rail companies. However, we recognised that air-rail intermodality cannot become a reality until we have the investment in infrastructure nee...28 Oct 2011
What makes passengers decide to travel by rail? What do passengers want to see when booking, when at the station and when on board? And which celebrity would passengers most like to sit next to on a long distance journey? It is all too easy for us in the rail industry to bec...5 Oct 2011
As discussed in our blog last month, the global rail industry is being transformed by the development of high speed rail networks. Over the next couple of years this transformation is only set to continue, as China aims to expand its high speed rail network to 13,000km by 2012 and ha...4 Aug 2011
With the UK announcing that its economy grew by just 0.2%, the Euro faltering, and America battling an increasingly worrying debt crisis, the last quarter saw the debate surrounding the future of high speed rail re-ignited worldwide. It is increasingly being questioned whether hi...22 Jul 2011
By 2050, a complete European high-speed rail network will be in place, with triple the current length of track by 2030. This dense network in all EU member states will mean that by 2050, the majority of medium distance travel should be done by rail. In addition, by 2050 the authors wish to...15 Jul 2011
The outlook for the European rail sector is positive. The opening up of the market, the investment in high speed rail infrastructure and increasing demand from travellers combine to create a very dynamic opportunity for rail companies. Today, millions of passengers are choosing to travel a...30 May 2011
Only a year after the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull caused travel chaos for millions of air passengers, this month a second volcanic ash cloud threatened to do the same. Over 200 flights in and out of Scotland and Germany were cancelled as ash fragments from the Icelandic volcano, Grimsvotn...9 May 2011
New technology being implemented all over the world is changing the nature of how we travel today. The old method of paper ticketing is progressively being shifted out to make way for new means that suit the 21st century environmentally conscious, time restricted and technology enthusiasti...27 Apr 2011
This time last year, Europe suffered travel disruption on an unprecedented scale. Not since World War II had the European airspace been paralysed to that extent. And the ash cloud’s devastating effects were felt throughout the transport chain. As planes were grounded, passengers and ...Philip Martin
Head of Marketing Amadeus Rail
