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.
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Infrastructure
APM Terminals Gothenburg: four new rail destinations in six months
Karel Novak
June 21, 2024
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Freight Rail
Italy's First Intermodal Transport for Large Concrete Structures Commences
Lubomir Cech
June 21, 2024
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2 min read
Business
Hyundai Rotem to supply six high-speed trains to Uzbekistan
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 21, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
BNSF Railway Will Build a New Logistics Hub in Phoenix
Lubomir Cech
June 20, 2024
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Bane NOR: Growing Demand for Railway Maintenance
Lubomir Cech
June 20, 2024
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3 min read
Technology & Innovation
Saving Elephants on Indian Rails through Fiber Optics
Lubomir Cech
June 20, 2024
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Freight Rail
KTZ Moves Over 102 Million Tons of Cargo in First Five Months of 2024
Lubomir Cech
June 20, 2024
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3 min read
Freight Rail
New Scrap Unloading Method at SHS thanks to Innofreight and DB Cargo
Lubomir Cech
June 20, 2024
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Rolling Stock
ELL Adds New Siemens Vectron Locomotives to European Fleets
Lubomir Cech
June 20, 2024
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1 min read
Business
POLREGIO to Employ Up to 300 Employees from PKP CARGO
Lubomir Cech
June 19, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
CZ LOKO delivers 4 new EffiShunter 1000 locomotives to 3 customers
Lubomir Cech
June 19, 2024
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Akiem Secures Leasing Deal with Hupac and Maintenance Agreement with Siemens
Lubomir Cech
June 19, 2024
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Freight Rail
DB Cargo’s Dual-Mode Vectrons Undergo Intensive Trials in Germany
Lubomir Cech
June 19, 2024
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3 min read
Business
EU advances regulation on railway infrastructure capacity
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 19, 2024
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Passenger Rail
First EURO 2024 weekend: 1.2 million passengers on DB's ICE and IC trains
Karel Novak
June 18, 2024
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3 min read
Freight Rail
RCG and FCC Austria: Two decades of sustainable waste transport
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 18, 2024
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Infrastructure
Central European and Baltic strategic transport links
Karel Novak
June 18, 2024
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