Latest news: Poland unveils a €144bn plan to build 4,700km of new railways, including high-speed lines, and modernize 5,600km by 2050, involving CPK and PKP PLK. Spain approved a €62m rail freight terminal in Cantabria by SICAN and Adif to boost intermodal transport. In Germany, DB InfraGO will renew the Berlin–Hannover corridor from Oct 2026-Dec 2027, causing diversions. Forwardis won the ScandFibre Rail27 contract for freight between Sweden and continental Europe from Dec 2026.
Latest Railway News
Business
Germany: 20-hour strike of train drivers, DB expects severe impact
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 16, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
PKP Intercity opened offers for 63(+32) MS locomotives and 300(+150) new passenger wagons
Lubomir Cech
November 16, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
VR announces the sale of older diesel locomotives in 2024
Lubomir Cech
November 15, 2023
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2 min read
Insights
Ukrainian grain exports by rail: routes, countries, carriers and wagons (updated)
Lubomir Cech
November 15, 2023
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16 min read
Technology & Innovation
FCH2RAIL project: Hydrogen train successfully tests Torralba-Soria line
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 15, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
The first Class 730 units in operation at London Northwestern Railway
Lubomir Cech
November 15, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Mid-Life Operation for the Prima fleet at Akiem
Lubomir Cech
November 14, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
New international rail link connects Vilnius and Riga for sustainable travel
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 14, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
SCI Verkehr: future lies in intermodal and craneable trailers
Karel Novak
November 13, 2023
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6 min read
Rolling Stock
Hitachi Rail will deliver 40 Frecciarossa 1000 trains for Trenitalia
Lubomir Cech
November 13, 2023
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1 min read
Technology & Innovation
Škoda Group: ETCS for 15 Speno's yellow fleet vehicles
Karel Novak
November 13, 2023
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Mexico's ambitious plan: Converting 20,000 kilometers of track from freight to passenger use
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 13, 2023
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Spanish sidings go big on 750-metre trains
Lubomir Cech
November 13, 2023
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2 min read
Insights
RAILWAY FILM SERIES: Murder on the Orient Express
Karel Novak
November 12, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility to supply 10 multi-system locomotives for Beacon Rail's growing fleet
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 11, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Amtrak receives $10 billion for upgrades on America's busiest rail line
Lubomir Cech
November 10, 2023
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2 min read
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