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
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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Rolling Stock
An Original Delivery: Stadler’s New Trains for the Grütschalp-Mürren Railway
Lubomir Cech
May 14, 2024
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Infrastructure
HS2 reaches the halfway point in tunnel construction
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 14, 2024
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Rolling Stock
CRRC partners with Acemil Partners to start rolling stock production in Hungary
Lubomir Cech
May 14, 2024
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Infrastructure
Minnesota allocates almost $10 million to improve freight rail services
Lubomir Cech
May 13, 2024
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Infrastructure
Interport builds a large grain transshipment facility for Ukrainian grain in Slovakia
Lubomir Cech
May 13, 2024
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3 min read
Passenger Rail
Czechia: Stopped train causes delays and inconvenience to hockey fans
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 13, 2024
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Freight Rail
World's most powerful narrow-gauge AC drive diesel locomotives deployed in Sierra Leone
Lubomir Cech
May 13, 2024
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Infrastructure
Siemens Mobility invests in new digital depot in Dortmund
Karel Novak
May 10, 2024
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