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
Freight Rail
Fenniarail: Six-axle locomotive is not to be blamed for the Tampere derailment
Lubomir Cech
November 27, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
Czech rail network prepares for exclusive ETCS operation
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 27, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
TEXRail fleet will grow by 4 additional Stadler FLIRTs
Lubomir Cech
November 27, 2024
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1 min read
Freight Rail
DB Cargo and Tata Steel Netherlands sign a contract for steel coils transport
Lubomir Cech
November 27, 2024
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1 min read
Infrastructure
Bremerhaven port railway expands staging capacity at Speckenbüttel station
Lubomir Cech
November 27, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Tesco and DRS extend rail freight collaboration
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 27, 2024
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2 min read
Business
RAILPOOL enters French electric freight locos rental market
Karel Novak
November 26, 2024
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Azerbaijan sends first railway export shipment to China via Middle Corridor
Lubomir Cech
November 26, 2024
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2 min read
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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1 min read
Technology & Innovation
AI technology to improve rail freight wheelset maintenance
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 26, 2024
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2 min read
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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1 min read
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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2 min read
Infrastructure
Severe flooding disrupts West Coast Main Line services near Northampton
Lubomir Cech
November 25, 2024
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1 min read
Freight Rail
RheinCargo begins transporting pipes for future lakes in Hambach and Garzweiler (updated)
Lubomir Cech
November 25, 2024
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2 min read
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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1 min read
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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