Latest news: A fatal rail crash near Bedford, UK, involving two East Midlands Railway services resulted in one death and many injuries, with investigations underway. Simultaneously, Poland unveiled a €144 billion plan for 4,700 km of new railways, including high-speed lines, with CPK and PKP PLK. In other news, Forwardis secured a major multi-year contract from ScandFibre Logistics for international freight between Sweden and over 20 European terminals. Spain approved a €62 million rail freight terminal in Cantabria (SICAN, Adif) to boost intermodal transport. Also, DB InfraGO began a significant infrastructure renewal on the Berlin–Hannover corridor in Germany.
Latest Railway News
Technology & Innovation
Better than expected: Hitachi Rail’s battery trains achieve up to 50% fuel savings
Lubomir Cech
November 8, 2024
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Passenger Rail
Polregio will deploy new bimodal units from FPS in Lubuskie this month
Lubomir Cech
November 8, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Bulgarian rail project expands with additional 5 Škoda RegioPanter EMUs
Lubomir Cech
November 8, 2024
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Freight Rail
Union Pacific expands service integration with RoyOMartin’s Texas OSB plant
Lubomir Cech
November 8, 2024
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Knauf and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group expand gypsum transport partnership
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 8, 2024
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Rolling Stock
ORLEN Unipetrol Doprava now with 8 Vectron locomotives
Lubomir Cech
November 8, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
GB Railfreight launches additional intermodal route from Felixstowe to Daventry
Lubomir Cech
November 8, 2024
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1 min read
Business
Rail Baltica project gains €1.394 billion boost under new EU funding agreements
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 7, 2024
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3 min read
Passenger Rail
ÖBB introduces new Cityjet double-deck units from Stadler
Lubomir Cech
November 7, 2024
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Croatia advances Križevci–Koprivnica rail upgrade with 15 km of new track
Lubomir Cech
November 7, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Alstom’s first Coradia Max unit from the Polish Chorzów
Lubomir Cech
November 7, 2024
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Freight Rail
LTG Cargo completes first Czech-to-Lithuania Škoda car transport by rail
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 6, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
DAL arranges financing for DB Regio’s new electric fleets in Germany's north and Bavaria
Lubomir Cech
November 6, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Alstom and KTZ to boost container freight growth
Karel Novak
November 6, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
AC/DC/MS: New electric locomotives in CARGOUNIT fleet
Lubomir Cech
November 6, 2024
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility bets on passenger rail with Vectrain and the 230 km/h Vectron
Lubomir Cech
November 6, 2024
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5 min read
Business
Hexafret and Technis: New companies to boost SNCF's rail freight growth
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 5, 2024
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