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It's been a while since the term BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) was introduced in Portugal. [Wait, now Grammarly forces me to use Passive Voice in this sentence!?) So far, two old railway projects (or old railway infrastructure, as it once existed) have been converted to BRT systems. One in Coimbra...

APAC - Associação Portuguesa dos Amigos dos Caminhos de Ferro, one of the existing Portuguese railway enthusiast clubs, has just announced a five-day tour around the Iberian Peninsula, departing on June 8. The tour, starting and ending simultaneously in Porto and Lisbon, will stop at...

Yesterday, the Portuguese National Railway Plan board presented the final draft, that'll be voted on in Parliament. This plan defines the railway network for the next 30 years and should be independent of any political or EU funding cycles. While the plan has been made for Portuguese...

CP was ordered in court to pay €1.6M in damages to a woman who suffered a fall during the depart of the Sud Express, back in 2009, which resulted in her left leg being amputated. This was the highest-ever recorded penalty awarded for a single individual in Portugal. The ticket inspector was also...

The EU Commission wants to pass a regulation forcing Portugal and Spain to convert their railway network to standard gauge amidst pressures on the European infrastructure from the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. According to Transportes e Negócios, the EU Commission wants Portugal and...

Hello everyone! I am going to Berlin for this year's Innotrans, and I became a bit desperate trying to find a way to, and from, Berlin with luggage. Right now, the plan is finalised. In the early morning of September 18, I'll be flying on TAP Air Portugal from Porto to Paris - Orly. I'll be...

Hello everyone! Much has happened over the past two years, and, as a result, tomorrow will be an historical day for the Railway Enthusiast panorama in Portugal! A train composed of a Néz-Cassé Class 2600 locomotive and 9 Schindler coaches built in the late 1940's will do a trip around the...

Good morning everyone! Does anyone know to which extent can a 600V DC tram operate on a 750V DC system, and vice-versa? My vague understanding from hearsay is that, due to being DC, a unmodified higher voltage train on a lower voltage track will be under powered, but will still work. No word...

Hello! I'll be travelling to Switzerland in March, on a holiday trip that I want to use a a rail discovery adventure. Regarding railway museums and heritage rail, does Switzerland have much of a culture around them? I checked the SBB Historic website to check for a museum exhibit, but they...

Good evening! I'm on the process of working on the signage of the "new" Arco coaches by CP and, since we have translation of text to Portuguese, Spanish and English, one of my goals is to use as many precedents as possible. This is not the first time I come forward to this forum looking for...

CP - Comboios de Portugal, launched a public tender to acquire 117 new EMU's for commuter and regional services. The ceremony was held at the Guifões Maintenance Unit in December 14, 2021. The tender is valued at €819M (£696M), with the first train expected to be delivered in 2026, and the last...

This is a part of an article about cross connections between Portugal and Spain, exposing how new European safety regulations have severely increased cross-border costs, putting at risk the last connection between Lisbon and Madrid that can be realistically done within a single day: Translated...

Hello everyone! I decided to go ahead and try travelling for the first time on high speed rail. I booked a trip between Barcelona and Madrid, on the Renfe AVE, on October 18. The ticket was acquired for 16€, at a time and price neither Ouigo nor Avlo could beat (somehow). The plan is to fly...

Good morning everyone! Anyone has a picture or a PDF of one of those vehicle emergency plans with evacuation routes and emergency equipment positioning that are placed inside of trains? I need one or two examples to show the state of the art of these type of emergency plans to CP - Comboios de...

Good morning everyone! Just a simple question: Has anyone ever noticed a train departing ahead of schedule, or has had the misfortune of being left behind because a train departed before it was due? Just today my morning train to Ermesinde tried to depart three minutes ahead of schedule, only...

There will be a thematic train called the "Connecting Europe" Express, that'll travel around 26 countries. It'll depart from Lisbon in September 2nd, and arrive at Paris at October 7th, stopping at 70 cities along the way, with parallel events in each. The Portuguese Railway Company Bulletin...

Good Afternoon! Here's a thought: First of all, I understand that there's a lot of people to which the COVID-19 pandemic has essentially been a financial disaster, amid constant lockdowns and lay-offs. To then, during and post Pandemic, their situation will be less than stellar. Meanwhile...

Good afternoon everyone! Can anyone tell me which term is better used to identify the number of the car on a given locomotive hauled train, or InterCity multiple unit? Can't recall from last time I travelled in the UK.

Good afternoon everyone! Does anyone know if there are standards for passenger signage on railway vehicles? I need to redo some door buttons for a batch of passenger coaches in Portugal.

For anyone interested, the Portugal Railway Summit for 2021 is an (sort of) English language online conference open to everyone for free, organized by the Portuguese Railway Platform. The livestream is being held at Youtube: Portugal Railway Summit 2021 - Day 1 - YouTube (UK Themed) Schedule...