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
Union Pacific introduces new Los Angeles-Chicago three-day intermodal service
Lubomir Cech
May 10, 2024
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Infrastructure
UK: Network Rail launches work to restore the historic Glenfinnan Viaduct
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 10, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Sweden: LKAB expands fleet with 20 new ore wagons
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 9, 2024
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Passenger Rail
DART prepares for operational tests of the new Stadler units
Lubomir Cech
May 9, 2024
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Freight Rail
New intermodal rail service links Italy with Serbia
Lubomir Cech
May 9, 2024
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Freight Rail
Intermodal rail in Poland 2023: yet another decline
Lubomir Cech
May 9, 2024
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Mercitalia Rail launches new Livorno-Padua connecting service
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 8, 2024
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Freight Rail
Freight Train and truck collision in Hungary disrupts rail operation
Lubomir Cech
May 8, 2024
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1 min read
Infrastructure
LTG Group and Ukrainian Railways to build Klaipėda-Kyiv freight line
Karel Novak
May 7, 2024
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Freight Rail
Australian Pacific National extends contract with Linfox
Lubomir Cech
May 7, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
ORR: Track access dashboard to optimize the rail network
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 7, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Alstom delivers the first Traxx DC locomotive to Mercitalia, 70 more ordered
Lubomir Cech
May 7, 2024
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Freight Rail
New rail link to connect Italy with Hungary and Romania by the end of 2024
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 6, 2024
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