Latest news: Recent European railway news highlights significant infrastructure investments and operational shifts. Spain approved a EUR 62m rail freight terminal in Cantabria (SICAN, Adif) to boost intermodal transport. DB InfraGO announced major infrastructure renewal on Germany's Berlin–Hannover corridor, causing diversions. Forwardis secured the ScandFibre Rail27 contract, linking Sweden with continental Europe, while Green Cargo will operate Stockholm's Årsta terminal. Alpha Trains ordered 25 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives for Spanish freight and cross-border links. Great Britain's rail journeys surpassed pre-pandemic levels, aided by the Elizabeth Line.
Latest Railway News
Infrastructure
UK: Passenger and freight services set to improve after key rail upgrades
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 7, 2025
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Rolling Stock
WH Davis to produce 16 hot billet wagons for Celsa Steel UK
Lubomir Cech
January 7, 2025
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Passenger Rail
A fleet complete: Škoda Group delivers the last EMU for České dráhy
Lubomir Cech
January 7, 2025
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Norske Tog seeks temporary locomotive solution for the Nordland line
Lubomir Cech
January 7, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Operail expands freight capabilities with single-person C30-M locomotives
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 6, 2025
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Estonian Railways initiates electrification on Tapa–Narva section
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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2 min read
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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1 min read
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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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Israel Railways ships IC3 trains to Romania for their second life
Lubomir Cech
January 4, 2025
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Azerbaijan introduces temporary road tax exemptions for rail-connected freight transport from 2025
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Eurofima grants 280 million for Renfe’s class 447 refinance and fleet expansion
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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1 min read
Infrastructure
After decades of planning, construction begins on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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1 min read
Business
AŽD strengthens its position in the Polish railway market
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 3, 2025
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2 min read
Infrastructure
10 construction and modernization plans for 2025 across Austria by ÖBB
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Testing of a new freight rail line in Saudi Arabia begins
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 2, 2025
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Dniprovagonmash delivers 80-foot flat cars for container transport
Lubomir Cech
January 2, 2025
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