Latest news: Recent European railway news sees Germany's Federal Network Agency cutting 2026 rail freight track access charges by 12-14% and preparing to limit DB Fernverkehr's long-distance capacity from 2028 to enhance competition in hubs like Munich and Frankfurt. In Spain, Adif quadrupled capacity at the Noáin intermodal freight terminal, while Renfe successfully tested HVO renewable fuel on its Costa Verde tourist train. Alpha Trains expanded its maintenance deal with Talbot Services in Aachen, including ETCS retrofits. Furthermore, LTG Group in Lithuania commenced trials of AI and automation for infrastructure monitoring, advancing autonomous rail capabilities.
Latest Railway News
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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Infrastructure
Construction of a new Serbian Intermodal Terminal is Nearing the End
Lubomir Cech
May 16, 2024
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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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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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