Latest news: ÖBB unveiled a €19.5bn investment plan for Austria's rail infrastructure over six years. Škoda Group won a major tender to supply České dráhy with up to 133 EMU 400 double-deck trains for the Prague region. Siemens Mobility advances digitalization in CEE, implementing TPS.plan in Serbia and Slovenia, and expanding Sofia Metro Line 3. In Poland, PKP PLK awarded Torpol a €706m contract for the Warszawa Wschodnia rebuild, and PESA partnered with Hitachi Rail for PKP Intercity’s high-speed EMU tender. The German union EVG warned over Italo’s entry into the German long-distance market.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
GDL: DB Cargo is liquidated rather than restructured, 5,000 people may lose jobs
Lubomir Cech
December 13, 2024
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Freight Rail
Freightliner PL launches first intermodal train connection from Silesia to Sweden
Lubomir Cech
December 13, 2024
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Rolling Stock
MBC in Switzerland will get new Stadler locomotives for rail freight in Vaud
Lubomir Cech
December 13, 2024
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Freight Rail
DHL logistics activity peaks with record rail volumes at Berlin DUSS terminal
Lubomir Cech
December 12, 2024
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Business
Restructuring might integrate PKP Cargotabor into PKP LHS
Lubomir Cech
December 12, 2024
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Business
Irish Rail partners with SYSTRA and Egis for network development
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 12, 2024
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Passenger Rail
Baltic states: Train connection between Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius to begin in January 2025
Lubomir Cech
December 12, 2024
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Freight Rail
VTG Rail UK leases 20 JPA powder tank wagons Alvance British Aluminium
Lubomir Cech
December 12, 2024
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Rolling Stock
LTG Cargo increases freight capacity with 200 open-top wagons
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 11, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
Intramotev’s battery-electric wagon begins operations in Michigan for Carmeuse (video)
Lubomir Cech
December 11, 2024
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Freight Rail
A milestone for GATX Rail Europe: Its fleet reaches 30,000 wagons
Lubomir Cech
December 11, 2024
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Passenger Rail
Alstom becomes a rail operator for Metrolink in California
Lubomir Cech
December 11, 2024
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Rolling Stock
VIA Rail Canada initiates supplier search for new fleet to replace long-distance trains
Lubomir Cech
December 11, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
Class 99 locomotives of GBRf will enter service powered only by renewable fuels
Lubomir Cech
December 10, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
DE 18 SmartHybrid locomotives receive multi-country approval
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 10, 2024
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Infrastructure
Construction work completed: Riedbahn to reopen in days
Karel Novak
December 10, 2024
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3 min read
Freight Rail
PKP Cargo secures coal and steel transport deals while facing declining demand in Europe
Lubomir Cech
December 10, 2024
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