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
Business
USA: FRA announces $2 billion Northeast Corridor rail upgrade
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 20, 2024
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Rolling Stock
New Leipzig S-Bahn Fleet Funded by Rock Rail and Infracapital
Lubomir Cech
May 18, 2024
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Infrastructure
Akiem opens locomotive maintenance workshop in Ostricourt, France
Lubomir Cech
May 17, 2024
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Infrastructure
Severe Storm Overturns Freight Train in Northern Italy
Lubomir Cech
May 17, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Refresh and Repair: Alstom with a contract for c2c's Class 357 Electrostar Fleet
Lubomir Cech
May 17, 2024
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Passenger Rail
Stern & Hafferl Verkehr with encouraging passenger numbers in 2023
Lubomir Cech
May 17, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Beijing has new hybrid shunting locomotives at its railway stations
Lubomir Cech
May 17, 2024
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Passenger Rail
BTE AutoReiseZug will start a new season on the Hamburg-Altona - Lörrach route
Lubomir Cech
May 17, 2024
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Construction of a new Serbian Intermodal Terminal is Nearing the End
Lubomir Cech
May 16, 2024
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
DB tests technologies for sustainable railway power
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 16, 2024
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3 min read
Freight Rail
More intermodal connections between Milan and Rotterdam
Lubomir Cech
May 16, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
CRRC introduces 10.4 MW freight electric locomotive to domestic service in China
Lubomir Cech
May 16, 2024
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Passenger Rail
Škoda Group to Supply 23 Electric Units to RegioJet for Czech Regional Services
Lubomir Cech
May 15, 2024
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Business
PKP Cargo announces cost-cutting plans to ensure financial stability
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 15, 2024
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Freight Rail
Freight train derailed in Russia due to outside interference
Karel Novak
May 14, 2024
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