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
Business
RAILPOOL enters French electric freight locos rental market
Karel Novak
November 26, 2024
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Freight Rail
Azerbaijan sends first railway export shipment to China via Middle Corridor
Lubomir Cech
November 26, 2024
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Rolling Stock
GJW Praha will receive 3 new EffiShunter 1000 locomotives by end of the year
Lubomir Cech
November 26, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
AI technology to improve rail freight wheelset maintenance
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 26, 2024
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Freight Rail
Donau Chemie begins transporting salt by rail using new TALNS wagons from ÖBB Rail Cargo Group
Lubomir Cech
November 26, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Alpha Trains leases four Vectron locomotives to RheinCargo
Lubomir Cech
November 26, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Railcare upgrades eight ex-ÖBB 1144 locomotives for Grenland Rail's Scandinavian freight operations
Lubomir Cech
November 26, 2024
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Infrastructure
Severe flooding disrupts West Coast Main Line services near Northampton
Lubomir Cech
November 25, 2024
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Freight Rail
RheinCargo begins transporting pipes for future lakes in Hambach and Garzweiler (updated)
Lubomir Cech
November 25, 2024
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Infrastructure
Bertschi opens new dangerous goods storage and trimodal terminal in Antwerp
Lubomir Cech
November 25, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Delta Rail expands rail services with new Le Havre-Lyon connection
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 25, 2024
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Freight Rail
Crash of a freight and construction train near Kerpen-Dorsfeld: injuries and rail closure
Lubomir Cech
November 25, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
SBB Cargo and Swiss Post extend partnership for rail freight until 2028
Lubomir Cech
November 25, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
Adif implements winter plan to protect rail mobility against adverse weather
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 23, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
SAR and Alstom join forces to modernize Saudi freight railways
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 22, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
European freight operators with new cross-border services and partnerships
Lubomir Cech
November 22, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
GATX Rail Europe partners with PJM to expand telematics sensor offerings
Lubomir Cech
November 22, 2024
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Passenger Rail
GTS Rail Operations Limited will take over Elizabeth line services from May 2025
Lubomir Cech
November 22, 2024
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