Freight Rail

OLAVION Leases Eight Pesa Gama Marathon Locomotives from CARGOUNIT

CARGOUNIT and OLAVION have signed a framework agreement to lease eight Pesa Gama locomotives. With the first locomotive already handed over, the remaining eight locomotives will be ended to the rail freight carrier by the end of the year.

April 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Saudi Arabia: Haramain High Speed Railway Breaks Records During Ramadan 2023

The Haramain train, which connects the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, achieved record-breaking figures for both the number of passengers and commercial services operated during Ramadan 2023.

April 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Colombia: La Dorada-Santa Marta Railway Corridor Increases Cargo Transport

The La Dorada-Santa Marta railway corridor saw a 12% increase in cargo transportation in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022.

April 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

60 more Alstom trains for the „Isle of France“

Alstom has announced a nearly €1 billion order for 60 additional RER NG trains. The new-generation double-deck rolling stock will be deployed on the RER D and RER E lines of the Île-de-France network operated by Transilien SNCF Voyageurs for Île-de-France Mobilités.

April 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Cards are changing in the Canada/Chicago – Mexico intermodal services

CN, Union Pacific and Ferromex have announced the launch of a new intermodal service, which will create a seamless rail connection between Canada and Detroit with Mexico. At the same time, CPKC has gained Schneider's Mexico – Chicago intermodal traffic.

April 26, 2023 · 3 min read

Passenger Rail

Porterbrook and GTR are modernising the Electrostar fleet

The fleet of Electrostar units, owned by Porterbrook and used by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is undergoing modernisation. Class 387/1 is retrofitted with ETCS in-cab signalling, while Class 377’s modernisation program “Aurora” reaches number one hundred.

April 26, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Pomeranian Region Will Get Four Dual-Mode Units from Newag

On April 25, 2023, the Pomeranian Voivodeship announced the tender results for the supply of four dual-mode (electric-diesel multiple units) that will transport passengers in Pomerania. The vehicles will be manufactured by Newag SA, with the first trains scheduled to appear on tracks in the middle of next year.

April 26, 2023 · 2 min read

Technology & Innovation

Hitachi Rail and GCRE Sign Agreement of Cooperation

Hitachi Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) to accelerate innovation for rail passengers and deliver value for money. The collaboration between Hitachi Rail and GCRE has the support of both the Welsh and UK Governments.

April 25, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

€190 Million for the Improvement of a Marshalling Yard in Slovakia

On 24 April 2023, the EU Cohesion Fund 2014-2020 approved an investment of over €190 million for Slovakia to enhance the marshalling yard in Žilina-Teplička, which is a crucial part of the Trans-European Transport Network.

April 25, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Regained trust in Knorr-Bremse train brakes in South Korea

German manufacturer of braking systems, Knorr-Bremse, has secured a major supply agreement with South Korean train manufacturer, Dawonsys.

April 24, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

New rail freight connections between Germany/Austria, and Italy, Poland and Rotterdam and in Finland

Last week, the already strong rail freight connectivity on the European north-south axis got an even bigger boost. Three new or extended connections were announced. On the east-west axis, Warsaw will get better connection to Rotterdam, and in Finland, a new wood transport has started.

April 24, 2023 · 3 min read

Passenger Rail

NS introduces Intercity New Generation on the Amsterdam – Rotterdam route

On Wednesday, 19 April 2023, the Dutch passenger rail transport company Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) debuted with the first ICNG unit on a high-speed Amsterdam Central – Rotterdam Central route.

April 21, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Doubling the volume: Transnet Freight Rail transports almost 10 million tons of manganese

The Cape Corridor of South African Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has achieved its highest volume performance on the Port Elizabeth Manganese Export Line. In the 2022/23 financial year, it hauled record-breaking 9,780,293 million tonnes of cargo.

April 21, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

“Leteći Balkanac”: Stadler EuroDual is heading to the Balkan

As pre-announced at the 2022 Innotrans, Stadler Valencia and European Loc Pool (ELP) are working on additional countries to be added to the country roster of its EuroDual locomotive. Four Balkan countries were mentioned as the next step.

April 21, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

The second intermodal terminal recently announced in the Hungarian town of Szeged

On the north-west corner of the southern Hungarian town of Szeged, in Kiskundorozsma, Petrolsped announced the construction of a new intermodal terminal, which should be operational in September 2023.

April 20, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Grupa Azoty KOLTAR buys a single Newag DRAGON2 locomotive

The rail freight carrier of the large Polish chemical industry group, Grupa Azoty Koltar, has agreed with domestic rolling stock manufacturer Newag on the delivery of one six-axle DC electric locomotive, DRAGON2.

April 20, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Rail freight challengers win majority market share for the first time

The share of former European national rail freight carriers, also called incumbents, has, for the first time in history, dropped below 50% of the market.

April 19, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

DSB orders eight more Talgo 230 trainsets

Spanish rolling stock manufacturer, Talgo, will double the number of trainsets, which it will make for Danish passenger rail operator, DSB. In total, DSB will now receive 16 trainsets.

April 19, 2023 · 1 min read

Passenger Rail

Cross-border passenger service started on China-Laos Railway

The China-Laos Railway initiated cross-border passenger services on April 13, 2023.

April 18, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

CPKC – a new railroad as a successor of CP and KCS

One of the six Class I railroads in the US, CPKC, created from a merger of Canadian Pacific with Kansas City Southern, has been officially presented.

April 18, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Brightline with a new maintenance facility and a new reservation and ticketing system

Florida’s passenger rail service connecting Miami with West Palm Beach, Brightline, announced the opening of a maintenance facility and a new ticketing and reservation system from Siemens Mobility ahead of the planned expansion.

April 17, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

New rail freight connections announced in week 16 of 2023

More containerised connections inside Australia, Spain and Italy, new connections between Croatia - Hungary and Germany – Italy, and new automobile rail transports in Spain.

April 17, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

5 new rail line connections announced in week 15, 2023

At Railmarket, we have created a brief overview of new rail connections and transports that will keep you in the loop of what is happening on the railways.

April 11, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

PKP CARGO achieved a net profit in 2022

PKP CARGO, the leading rail freight operator in Poland and the European Union, has achieved record profitability and increased profitability in 2022, according to the company's annual report.

April 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rail Cargo Group Invests in Its Own Fleet of Swap Bodies

RCG has invested in 300 new curtainsider swap bodies that can be placed on semi-trucks and intermodal wagons by a reachstacker or gantry cranes.

April 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Knorr-Bremse Starts Real-World Testing of DAC in Sweden

Knorr-Bremse, a global leader in braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has begun real-world testing of its Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) on a freight train in Sweden.

April 5, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

A month full of derailments and accidents for Class I railroads in the US

Over the past month, railroad safety has become a significant concern in the United States. In March, none of the Class I railroads was spared from the list of companies experiencing derailments and accidents, and even Amtrak was added to the undesired list.

April 5, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Seaway and Aurizon launched containerised service from the inland port in Emerald

Australian logistics provider Seaway and rail transport company Aurizon have launched the first containerised service from the inland port in Emerald, Queensland.

April 4, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

CAF will build 18 new trains for France and Senegal in its Reichshoffen plant

CAF Group has secured contracts worth €161 million to manufacture an additional 18 Coradia Polyvalent regional trains, marking the company's first orders for these units.

April 3, 2023 · 2 min read

Business

More locomotives from Munich: Siemens expands its Allach plant

Siemens Mobility will expand its locomotives production capacity in the Munich-Allach manufacturing plant to over 300 locomotives per year.

April 3, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

GYSEV Zrt. finished the renovation of its Sopron workshop

The Hungarian rolling stock repair workshop, owned by GYSEV Zrt. in Sopron, has undergone a complete renovation, both inside and out, and was recently unveiled.

April 3, 2023 · 2 min read

Business

Women in rail logistics gather at Chemet for annual "Ladies on Tracks" meeting

The meeting provided a platform for discussions on the future of rail transport in Europe.

September 10, 2022 · 2 min read