Latest news: Recent news highlights operational challenges and strategic shifts in European rail. Kombiverkehr reported a 13.5% decline in 2025 due to German infrastructure works, while German operator Helrom entered liquidation. A GSM-R radio failure halted trains nationwide in Germany for two hours. In positive developments, Italy's ANSFISA authorized 14 Alstom hydrogen trains for a 2027 launch in Lombardy. Cargo Center Graz launched a new intermodal service connecting Austria to Croatia's Rijeka Gateway. SBB Cargo Schweiz secured a major construction materials transport contract in Switzerland.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
Australia: ARA calls for increased rail freight share in NSW
Marketa Horpeniakova
July 3, 2024
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Passenger Rail
ADY Completes Test Runs of New Stadler Diesel Trains
Lubomir Cech
July 2, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
Heidelberg Materials UK Implements VTG’s iWagon Technology Across Fleet
Lubomir Cech
July 2, 2024
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Business
Stefano Antonio Donnarumma Appointed CEO of FS Group
Lubomir Cech
July 2, 2024
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Business
Maersk to drop DB Schenker acquisition plans
Marketa Horpeniakova
July 2, 2024
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Rolling Stock
SWR introduces first Alstom refurbished Class 458 units
Marketa Horpeniakova
July 1, 2024
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Business
Railcare Group Acquires 40% Stake in AC Finance AB, Enters Loan and Lease Agreements
Lubomir Cech
July 1, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
The End of a Coal Era: GBRf’s Final Coal Delivery to Ratcliffe Power Station
Lubomir Cech
July 1, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Koleje Mazowieckie and Stadler: delivery of 50 FLIRT trains
Karel Novak
June 29, 2024
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3 min read
Passenger Rail
PKP Intercity and PKP Cargo Sign Letter of Intent for Employment Program
Lubomir Cech
June 28, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Nexrail Introduces Diesel and Battery Hybrid Locomotive for Shunting Operations in Europe
Lubomir Cech
June 28, 2024
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Passenger Rail
Tragic Eurocity train crash: 6 dead in Slovakia
Karel Novak
June 28, 2024
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Rolling Stock
The Progress on Stadler’s Class 93 and Class 99 Locomotives for the UK
Lubomir Cech
June 28, 2024
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