Latest news: Recent developments highlight shifts in European rail. In Austria, ÖBB Group's freight competitors now hold nearly 48% of the market. Hungary's rail freight faces rising costs and weakening demand. CFL in Luxembourg, with Eviden, is initiating a phased transition from GSM-R to FRMCS. Poland plans a 2 million TEU rail-linked terminal at Świnoujście, while Alstom opened a new parts hub in Salzgitter, Germany. New intermodal corridors are launched by HŽ Cargo in Rijeka and Automar/FS Logistix in Italy.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
Green Cargo launches a new intermodal connection of west and east Sweden
Lubomir Cech
May 6, 2024
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2 min read
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
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