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Centralny Port KomunikACYJny has awarded a contract to a consortium led by PORR for the new High-Speed Rail tunnel in Łódź.
Technology, industry leaders and digital solutions took centre stage at a railway conference tackling the challenges - and future - of Europe's railways. The event took place last week in Pardubice, Czech Republic.
The new SCI study shows that Europe is currently a place where different transport companies are competing a lot. New systems are driving growth, and high-speed rail transport continues to accelerate.
A new production line for very high-speed trains is to be built at Alstom's Valenciennes Petite-Forêt site, at a cost of more than €30 million.
The Italian railway operator Ferrovie della Calabria has ordered three new customised diesel-electric metre-gauge multiple units from Stadler. With this new order, Stadler has now sold a total of more than 100 customised trains in Italy.
The European Rolling Stock Summit (ERS Summit) 2025 was held on March 18-19 in Warsaw, Poland.
AI is no longer a futuristic concept - the railway is already changing with it. On 10 April, Pardubice city in the Czech Republic will become a hub of digital innovation, bringing together top experts, rail leaders and students to explore how AI will impact transport, operations and infrastructure.
The General Assembly of ČD Cargo, has strengthened the company's Board of Directors with Robert Heděnec, an experienced economist and former CFO of ČD Cargo.
The largest rail freight carrier in Poland intends to conclude a package of contracts worth over €55 million net with the country's leading fertiliser producer.
The 500th fully India-made Prima T8 WAG12B e-locomotive was flagged off from Alstom’s manufacturing facility in Madhepura, Bihar.
The pair of storks have already chosen an ÖBB mast in Perg as their new home in 2021.
The future of rail logistics and a new standard in rail transport? Smart rail, wireless and fully connected - LEVEL Systems'Smart Wagon® is its pioneer.
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner unexpectedly stepped down from his top job with US passenger rail this week.
Oana Gherghinescu has been elected as the future Executive Director of the European Union Railway Agency (ERA) by the Management Board at its 68th meeting.
Both companies aims to establish the EUR pallet system as a global standard.
Last week, an international freight train loaded with 90 standard containers of export goods departed from Fangshan District of Beijing to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
Number of graffiti offences up 18 per cent on the previous year.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Condor will offer further options for travel to Germany's largest airport in Frankfurt am Main.
In view of the ongoing renewal of its rolling stock and in connection with the reduction of excess capacity, ČD Cargo is launching a sale of selected railway rolling stock - locomotives and freight wagons.
The cooperation enables ÖBB and Star Alliance passengers to travel better between rail and air by integrating rail travel into the booking process of the 25 Star Alliance member airlines, the companies said.
Railway operation on corridor lines in the Czech Republic had been complicated by a large-scale failure of signalling equipment since Saturday morning.
The wreckages of tankers damaged by a fire were carried away by a freight trains.
On Wednesday, the fourteenth edition of the International Railway and Intermodal Congress has started in Wisla. The event is organised by OLTIS Polska and PrvniSignálni, in cooperation with the ProKolej Foundation.
The first joint development project will produce a workshop benchmarking system.
33-year-old Volkswagen driver ignored the traffic lights, drove onto the tracks and collided with a goods train. The man was hospitalised with injuries.
GB Railfreight has started a new service for Tata Steel UK, moving imported steel slabs from the Port of Bristol at Portbury to the huge steelworks at Port Talbot.
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has received approval for its nuclear-powered container ship. The model aims for commercialisation by 2030.
RAILPOOL has completed the upgrade to ETCS (European Train Control System) baseline version 3.4 of all locomotives in Scandinavia.
Over 511 million passengers travelled by bus and train in Austria in 2024.
The total value of the contract reaches EUR 9 million. The installation of the onboard part of ETCS will start in March 2025.
Police have closed Paris' Gare du Nord station due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb from World War II. Workers discovered it tonight.
Dozens of firefighters continue to put out the fire, according to regional fire officials.
MoU concerns advance autonomous freight movement, ultra-high-speed rail, and predictive prack maintenance technologies.
Despite major technical challenges due to the collapse of part of the vault at the north portal in December, work is back on schedule for the reopening in July.
Adif has awarded a contract valued at over € 62 million for the maintenance and modernisation of 43 locomotives operating in its logistics centres.
In addition to German projects, the company, which specialises in rail turnout components, will also supply other countries - Sweden, the UK, Italy, Canada, Portugal, the Netherlands and, traditionally, Slovakia.
Despite massive flooding, particulary in Lower Austria, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group completed sugar beet campaign.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has won its claims for damages against several air freight companies. The lawsuits involved record sums of money.
Amtrak collaborates with industry leaders to revitalize U.S. rail infrastructure, aiming to enhance mobility and stimulate economic growth.
Train driver has died today morning, at around 11.30 a.m., after collision of two freight trains. The accident has happened in Mihăești, Olt County, Romania.
Alstom signed an agreement with Metro de Madrid to upgrade the signalisation on Line 6, the first automated line in Madrid.
European railway leaders share a vision for the future, with a strategy for financing, digitalisation, military mobility, and connectivity.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an MoU with Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) to introduce the Dubai Loop. The project’s first phase includes a 17-kilometre pilot of TBC’s Loop transport system.
Ensuring a balanced and strategic allocation of resources is crucial to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of the transshipment network.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the labour union EVG have reached a collective agreement after three weeks and three rounds of negotiations, without any strikes.
A freight train carrying communications equipment and other products left China's southwestern municipality of Chongqing for the Afghan port city of Hairatan a few days ago, marking the first trip of the direct freight train service between the two cities.
In an exclusive interview with Petr Nedomlel, Director of the Rail Safety Operation Department of the Czech Republic's largest rail freight operator, ČD Cargo, we discussed the future of train safety, the advantages of the ETCS system and other railway issues.
The UK's largest temporary gathering of historic rolling stock will take place in Derby in August 2025. Thousands of visitors are expected to be welcomed over the three days.
The site, operating 24 hours a day in West London, plays a key role in transporting tunnel spoil from HS2 construction to designated disposal sites across the UK.
In the third quarter of 2024/25 (from 1 October to 31 December), Alstom booked orders worth €4.3 billion. Group revenue for the quarter reached €4.7 billion and rolling stock production totalled 1,098 units.