Latest news: Recent news highlights operational challenges and strategic shifts in European rail. Kombiverkehr reported a 13.5% decline in 2025 due to German infrastructure works, while German operator Helrom entered liquidation. A GSM-R radio failure halted trains nationwide in Germany for two hours. In positive developments, Italy's ANSFISA authorized 14 Alstom hydrogen trains for a 2027 launch in Lombardy. Cargo Center Graz launched a new intermodal service connecting Austria to Croatia's Rijeka Gateway. SBB Cargo Schweiz secured a major construction materials transport contract in Switzerland.
Latest Railway News
Technology & Innovation
Croatia introduces first battery-electric train on Zagreb–Bjelovar route
Lubomir Cech
May 15, 2025
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2 min read
Freight Rail
COMSA obtains certificate for rail freight operations in Spain
Lubomir Cech
May 15, 2025
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Europorte to open new Flex Express connection to Bassens
Lubomir Cech
May 14, 2025
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Ferrovial receives new EURO4001 locomotive from Alpha Trains
Lubomir Cech
May 14, 2025
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Railpool’s fleet in Italy reaches 50 Traxx locomotives
Lubomir Cech
May 14, 2025
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1 min read
Passenger Rail
Greater Anglia to transfer to public ownership from October 2025
Lubomir Cech
May 14, 2025
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Renfe to deploy more s106 trains on Galicia - Madrid corridor from June
Lubomir Cech
May 13, 2025
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
OLTIS Group K-modul: One Interface, All Rails
Karel Novak
May 13, 2025
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8 min read
Infrastructure
Construction of a new maintenance facility at Amtrak’s Seattle yard
Lubomir Cech
May 13, 2025
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2 min read
Business
e.g.o.o. expands operations with new EuroDual locomotive and rail terminal in Goslar
Lubomir Cech
May 12, 2025
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
CAF secures long-term maintenance contracts in the UK
Lubomir Cech
May 12, 2025
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1 min read
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