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UPDATE: Causes, number of injured, and damages of Pendolino train crash in Bohumín (Czechia)

Five people were injured totally and damages are reaching dozens of millions of CZK. Ambulances transported the injured to nearby hospitals in Bohumín, Karviná, and the Ostrava Municipal Hospital.

Karel Novak 27/06/2022 · 1 min read

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One dead after Pendolino train crash in Bohumín in the Czech Republic

This extremely serious event did not go without consequences. A Czech Railways employee lost his life, other people were injured.

Karel Novak 27/06/2022 · 1 min read

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Seven more Giruno trains heading to Switzerland. These trainsets will be supplied to Swiss Railways SBB by Stadler.

Trains have to be able to run on the high-speed Deutsche Bahn network. Because SBB wants to extend its international lines to Germany from 2026 probably.

Sarka Fronkova 21/06/2022 · 2 min read

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Alstom: 20 new locomotives for GTS Rail. The first locomotives will be delivered at the beginning of 2024.

Alstom has signed an agreement with GTS Rail, a Bari-based company that operates in intermodal rail freight transport, for the supply of 20 Traxx DC3 electric locomotives, named E.494 in Italy.

Petr Sarovsky 21/06/2022 · 1 min read

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Škoda Group will supply engines for locomotives in Kazakhstan again, this time for 12 million euros.

The new contract provides for deliveries for another 26 locomotives. The delivery will be made in 2023.

Karel Novak 20/06/2022 · 1 min read

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The first e-hybrid shunting locomotive developed for Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) has arrived in Hungary

The locomotive can tow a train without an overhead line for almost one and half hours.

Sarka Fronkova 16/06/2022 · 2 min read

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Unicom Tranzit launches the new Intermodal Terminal in Teiuș

The company also simultaneously completed and launched a new rail link between Teiuș and Milan.

Sarka Fronkova 06/06/2022 · 1 min read

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Audi changes road by rail, trucks by trains

Battery modules and cells from Hungary will be transported to Brussels by rail instead of by truck.

Karel Novak 06/06/2022 · 3 min read

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Also GB Railfreight participates in "Platinum Jubilee"

Celebrations take place across the UK from 2 June and culminate on Sunday 5 June.

Karel Novak 05/06/2022 · 1 min read

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Bavaria disaster followed by Slovakia train crash after couple of hours

The accident occurred on the line in the direction from Žilina to Vrútok. The train crashed into a suspended passenger train.

Karel Novak 04/06/2022 · 1 min read

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At least four dead and dozens injured, many of them seriously

The train has derailed near the Bavarian Alpine resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen at about 12:20.

Karel Novak 03/06/2022 · 1 min read

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Train transport for better carbon footprint: DPD launches rail pilot project

Rail is to become an integral part of DPD’s long-distance operations.

Karel Novak 03/06/2022 · 3 min read

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European rail traffic still under 2019 figures

Freight volumes were down by almost -10% in March 2022 (compared to March 2019)

Petr Sarovsky 02/06/2022 · 2 min read

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Germany railways: lack of capacity and outdated infrastructure facilities

After NGOs as well as the CEO of Deutsche Bahn has criticized the situation in the railway sector.

Karel Novak 02/06/2022 · 4 min read

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28th International Exhibition for Track Technology (iaf) takes place in Münster, Germany

The iaf 2022 offers a representative overview of the industry on 15,000 m2 of hall space, 6,000 m2 of outdoor space, and more than 3,000 m of the track.

Karel Novak 01/06/2022 · 2 min read

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DB Cargo provides logistics for one of Europe's largest festivals Rock am Ring

The event takes place at the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg from next Friday, June 3 to Sunday, June 5.

Karel Novak 29/05/2022 · 1 min read

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Dostyk terminal doubles its transshipment capacity

At the Dostyk station (border of Kazakhstan and China) the second stage of the multifunctional freight terminal has been put into operation.

Petr Sarovsky 27/05/2022 · 5 min read

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Stadler to repair light rail vehicles in Chemnitz

These vehicles can be operated both as trams and as regional trains. They can run at speeds of up to 100 km/h.

Sarka Fronkova 27/05/2022 · 2 min read

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Ambrogio Intermodal started construction work on its new intermodal terminal in Domegliara

This facility in Verona Provinence is strategically located on the Brenner route.

Petr Sarovsky 26/05/2022 · 1 min read

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ČD Cargo dispatched first train with corn from Ukraine

The shipment followed humanitarian aid and military equipment in the opposite direction.

Karel Novak 24/05/2022 · 1 min read