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
Rolling Stock
Alstom Secures €430 Million Contract for Elizabeth Line Expansion
Lubomir Cech
June 17, 2024
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Business
Ukraine railways to upgrade freight fleet with EUR 300 million EBRD investment
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 17, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
ICE 3neo replaces older, fault-prone ICE trains sooner
Karel Novak
June 17, 2024
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
Steamology’s zero-emission technology to power freight trains
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 15, 2024
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
New Meter-Gauge Trains from CRRC to Modernize Malaysia's Rail Network
Lubomir Cech
June 14, 2024
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1 min read
Freight Rail
New rail corridors announced by Transporeon and RCG
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 14, 2024
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Freight Rail
New manifesto highlights rail freight's role in sustainable goods transport
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 14, 2024
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Belo Horizonte Expands Fleet with 24 New CRRC Trains
Lubomir Cech
June 14, 2024
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Passenger Rail
České dráhy buy 15 Battery-Electric Multiple Units from Škoda Group
Lubomir Cech
June 13, 2024
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3 min read
Rolling Stock
railCare Receives the First Euro9000 Locomotive from ELP
Lubomir Cech
June 13, 2024
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Rolling Stock
SBB Seeks Bids for up to 200 New Double-Decker Trains
Lubomir Cech
June 13, 2024
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
New High-Speed Sleeper Train to Connect Hong Kong with Beijing and Shanghai
Lubomir Cech
June 13, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Rail Business Days 2024: Rolling Stock on Display
Lubomir Cech
June 12, 2024
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3 min read
Technology & Innovation
ESG and Carbon Footprint Activities of VUZ in the Railway Sector
Lubomir Cech
June 12, 2024
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Renfe Mercancías Awards Environmental Certificates for 2023 to Three Companies
Lubomir Cech
June 12, 2024
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2 min read
Business
Renfe's call for Saudi women train drivers attracts 38,000 applicants
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 12, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
New Chinese High-Speed Train 'Soko' for Srbijavoz Unveiled
Lubomir Cech
June 12, 2024
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1 min read
Technology & Innovation
Adif AV starts €214m Murcia-Almería high-speed signalling upgrade
Marketa Horpeniakova
June 11, 2024
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