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The agreement represents the first passenger train delivery by Alstom in Bulgaria and introduces the first new electric interregional trains purchased by the country in two decades.
The project involves the delivery of 300 new coaches.
Railway operations across Spain and Portugal experienced widespread disruptions on Monday, April 28, 2025, following extensive power outages.
If launched, the new route would reintroduce overnight rail travel from Copenhagen after more than a decade.
The decision, made during mid-term budget talks, is part of a broader plan to establish a direct rail connection from Kemi to the port of Narvik in Norway.
The service operates between a rail freight terminal in Al Ruwais Industrial City and Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi.
The fleet now consists of five EuroDual and four Euro9000 locomotives.
Both appointments are effective immediately.
This initial handover is part of a test phase under a new multi-year leasing agreement between the two companies.
Rhätische Bahn (RhB) concluded the 2024 financial year with increased income across key areas of its business.
The project serves as a technical trial for automated coupling integration in regional rail contexts.
A new rail freight service operated between Montoir-de-Bretagne and Le Havre during the night of 8 to 9 April 2025.
The company describes this transport as part of its portfolio of international operations using internal operational coordination and multi-country access to rail corridors.
At the transport logistic 2025 exhibition in Munich, Wascosa will display two freight wagon concepts developed in cooperation with industry partners.
The new routes will strengthen Dourges’ position as a key intermodal hub in northern France and link it with Duisburg and two central Polish terminals.
The contract has been in effect since the beginning of April 2025.
Works are expected to continue through 2030.
The company, based in Brussels, operates as the largest private rail freight operator on the European continent.
The operational change comes after the launch of the Gemini Cooperation and the subsequent decision to transfer container volumes from Felixstowe to London Gateway.
The trains are scheduled for deployment as part of a new operational contract covering the period from December 2028 to December 2043.
The first shipment departed from the Croatian port’s inland terminal in mid-April 2025, extending intermodal services deeper into the Balkan region.
This is a continuation of a trend observed since 2019, when non-incumbent operators held 33%. The share of new market entrants alone has grown to 40% in 2023.
The unit is part of approx. €27 million programme covering 78 vehicles owned by rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook. The trains were previously operated by West Midlands Railway.
Testing of a steam locomotive fitted with the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 has been completed on the Cambrian line in Wales.
The company—formerly known as Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (CFCLA)—has focused on expanding domestic production, updating its locomotive fleet, and offering new leasing models to customers.
The battery-electric trains, delivered earlier than expected, are undergoing test and driver training operations in the region.
The move is part of DB Cargo Czechia’s wider plan to maintain wagonload traffic viability in areas where infrastructure upgrades now require ETCS-compliant vehicles.
The new contract, which began on 1 April 2025, adds seven years to the existing service arrangement.
The publication explains the step-by-step procedures for initiating rail services, available government incentives, and the operational structure of DB Cargo France within the national and international transport network.
During this phase of test operation, trains are still running in push-pull configuration without active remote control from the cab car.
The vehicles will replace the current diesel fleet.
Construction has started on a new rolling stock maintenance facility located on the premises of Alstom’s manufacturing site in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.
The document, titled Towary na Tory (Goods to Tracks), presents an analytical framework that diagnoses the structural challenges faced by the sector and suggests solutions.
Czech rail freight operator IDS CARGO has introduced a new multisystem Vectron locomotive into its operational portfolio.
The infrastructure has been developed to mitigate micro-pressure waves caused by high-speed trains entering tunnels at speeds of up to 322 km/h.
The document was issued from April 2025 in accordance with EU Directive 2016/798 and relevant Hungarian legislation.
The latest agreement follows a series of previous acquisitions, with the most recent EuroDual scheduled for delivery in December.
The order is valued at €2.1 billion and expands the region’s commitment to its multi-year rolling stock renewal programme.
The contract covers two trains and is expected to run for a period of three to five years starting in December 2025.
The terminal, located 1.4 km from the Azerbaijan–Iran border, is being developed under a 25-year lease agreement between the two governments and forms part of the broader North–South International Transport Corridor.
Two different hybrid coupler systems were tested.
The call for project proposals will remain open until 26 September 2025.
The unit was handed over to CFR Călători and is the first of 19 locomotives included in the refurbishment programme.
Single wagonload (SWL) transport remains one of the most complex segments in European rail freight.
MSC and Medlog open refrigerated rail link between Gioia Tauro and Verona
The scope of the agreement includes a total of 141 locomotives over a 15-year period.
The decision affects one of the three factories operated under Astra Rail Industries, a company built on the legacy of Astra Vagoane Arad, Meva, and Romvag Caracal.
The operator now runs four round trips per week on the corridor, linking the Rhine-Neckar region with the North Sea port of Bremerhaven.
The result was achieved under conditions shaped by widespread flooding in Austria and a broader economic slowdown across Europe.
The shipment arrived at the port of Bilbao by vessel from Moerdijk and continued inland on board a freight train operated by WEC Lines.