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
Technology & Innovation
Namibia launches Africa's first hydrogen train project
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 6, 2024
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
EU ministers endorse digital coupling to boost rail freight
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 4, 2024
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
Northrail switches its diesel fleet to alternative fuels
Lubomir Cech
May 3, 2024
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Končar delivers 21 electric multiple units to HŽPP
Lubomir Cech
May 3, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
More container wagons from Ermewa to Crossrail Benelux
Lubomir Cech
May 3, 2024
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1 min read
Freight Rail
New rail freight link between Hirtshals and European hubs launched
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 3, 2024
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre track will become electrified
Lubomir Cech
May 3, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Škoda Group Starts Testing its First Battery and Electric Multiple Unit
Lubomir Cech
May 2, 2024
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Luxembourg Protocol streamlines railway financing
Karel Novak
May 2, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility Will Manufacture 10 High-Speed Trains for Brightline West
Lubomir Cech
May 2, 2024
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Proposed increase in track access charges threatens European rail freight
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 2, 2024
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2 min read
Insights
Labour's Rail Reform: A Closer Look at the Implications for Britain's Railways
Lubomir Cech
May 1, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Multimodal Transport and Transit Forum 2024 - Summary
Karel Novak
May 1, 2024
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
VR introduces renewable diesel in collaboration with UPM Plywood
Marketa Horpeniakova
May 1, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Qemetica Cargo – a new name for CIECH Cargo from June 2024
Lubomir Cech
April 30, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility to supply 21 new Desiro ML trains to ÖBB
Karel Novak
April 30, 2024
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1 min read
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