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Questionnaire endagered rail heritage
Published: 4th July 2020

The European Commission has proposed to make 2021 the European Year of Rail, because it marks several important anniversaries for rail: the 20th anniversary of …

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Turntable in Belgium for sale
Published: 5th June 2020

Once they were an indispensable part of railway depots for turning locomotives and other rail vehicles, today they are superfluous and very rarely found. The …

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David Madden died earlier this year
Published: 23rd May 2020

Those members of FEDECRAIL who knew him will be sad to learn that David Madden died at the end of January 2020. I first met …

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Achenseebahn in Austria can breathe a sigh of relief
Published: 14th May 2020

The Achenseebahn in Tyrol, which is threatened with “extinction”, can breathe a sigh of relief: a brief expert report commissioned by the Austrian Federal Ministry …

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UNECTO sets up Solidarity Fund for endangered railways
Published: 13th May 2020

Like all areas of life, the museum and tourist railways have suffered greatly from the consequences of COVID-19 and they are in a difficult financial …

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The Achenseebahn is bankrupt
Published: 26th March 2020

The Achenseebahn (Tyrol/Austria), a steam rack-and-pinion railway over six kilometres between Jenbach and Seespitz on Lake Achensee, is currently under enormous time pressure. Bankruptcy proceedings …

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