Latest news: Major investments include ÖBB's €19.5bn rail infrastructure plan in Austria and PKP PLK's €706m contract to Torpol for Warszawa Wschodnia rebuild in Poland. Rolling stock orders are significant, with České dráhy awarding Škoda Group a tender for 133 EMU 400 trains in the Czech Republic, and Alpha Trains ordering 25 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives for freight in Spain and connections to France, Belgium, Luxembourg. Siemens Mobility advances digitalization in CEE, and DB addresses steel rail supply issues in Germany.
Latest Railway News
Infrastructure
Estonian Railways initiates electrification on Tapa–Narva section
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Gmeinder delivers two DE75 BB locomotives to WDW-Rail Nederland for operations under VLO management
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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Rolling Stock
BDŽ begins operation of the first Siemens Smartron locomotive from a new batch of ten units
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Trenitalia Regionale plans introduction of one hundred new trains in 2025
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Israel Railways ships IC3 trains to Romania for their second life
Lubomir Cech
January 4, 2025
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Freight Rail
Azerbaijan introduces temporary road tax exemptions for rail-connected freight transport from 2025
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Eurofima grants 280 million for Renfe’s class 447 refinance and fleet expansion
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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Infrastructure
After decades of planning, construction begins on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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Business
AŽD strengthens its position in the Polish railway market
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 3, 2025
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Infrastructure
10 construction and modernization plans for 2025 across Austria by ÖBB
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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Freight Rail
Testing of a new freight rail line in Saudi Arabia begins
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 2, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Dniprovagonmash delivers 80-foot flat cars for container transport
Lubomir Cech
January 2, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Renfe Viajeros reports 17% rise in gross operating profit to 338 million euros
Lubomir Cech
January 2, 2025
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Infrastructure
PKP LHS moves forward with broad-gauge capacity work in Podkarpacie
Lubomir Cech
January 2, 2025
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Rolling Stock
CRRC unveils CR450 high-speed train prototype for operational speeds reaching 400 km/h
Lubomir Cech
January 1, 2025
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Rolling Stock
PESA will deliver new ELF 3.0 electric units to Opole Voivodeship
Lubomir Cech
January 1, 2025
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Business
From the beginning 2025, Slovakia allows 19-year-old train drivers as the first country in the EU
Lubomir Cech
January 1, 2025
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