Latest news: A fatal rail crash near Bedford, UK, involving two East Midlands Railway services resulted in one death and many injuries, with investigations underway. Simultaneously, Poland unveiled a €144 billion plan for 4,700 km of new railways, including high-speed lines, with CPK and PKP PLK. In other news, Forwardis secured a major multi-year contract from ScandFibre Logistics for international freight between Sweden and over 20 European terminals. Spain approved a €62 million rail freight terminal in Cantabria (SICAN, Adif) to boost intermodal transport. Also, DB InfraGO began a significant infrastructure renewal on the Berlin–Hannover corridor in Germany.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
Kombiverkehr announces new routes to Sweden starting January 2024
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Stadler's EURO9000 locomotive approved for operations in Belgium and the Netherlands
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Ore train derails in northern Sweden, disrupting Malmbanan railway operations
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
UK sets an ambitious 75% rail freight growth target by 2050
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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2 min read
Business
Ute Oldenburg strengthens management of the RDC Germany
Karel Novak
December 20, 2023
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1 min read
Passenger Rail
Mayan train inaugurated: A new era for transportation and tourism in Southeast Mexico
Lubomir Cech
December 20, 2023
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2 min read
Infrastructure
From vision to reality: EU agrees on transformative TEN-T network upgrade
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 20, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
UZ launches the first grain wagon compatible with standard-gauge track
Lubomir Cech
December 19, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
DB is looking for up to 95 new 300 km/h high-speed trains
Lubomir Cech
December 19, 2023
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1 min read
Infrastructure
EIB Global invests in Moldovan railway infrastructure
Lubomir Cech
December 19, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Škoda 16Ev electric trains enter service in Latvia
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 19, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
SCI: What global logistics players need in times of crisis
Karel Novak
December 19, 2023
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3 min read
Infrastructure
Akiem strengthens maintenance capabilities: new developments in Sweden and France
Lubomir Cech
December 18, 2023
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility: 75 Mireo trains for Leipzig
Karel Novak
December 18, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Allegro trains to join VR's long-distance domestic fleet by 2025
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 18, 2023
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2 min read
Business
French railway market in 2022: a year of stabilisation and revival
Lubomir Cech
December 18, 2023
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2 min read
Business
Austria considers rail sidings as essential prerequisites for modal shift
Lubomir Cech
December 18, 2023
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4 min read
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