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
TAC will modernise locomotives and purchase new wagons for agricultural shipments
Lubomir Cech
September 7, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
A new 18-million tonnes contract for PKP CARGO
Lubomir Cech
September 7, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Tino Gerschler, Baltic Port Rail: Grain freight dominates
Karel Novak
September 7, 2023
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9 min read
Rolling Stock
Traxtion introduced the first two overhauled locomotives for east Africa
Lubomir Cech
September 6, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Grenada Railroad reactivates freight service
Karel Novak
September 6, 2023
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
Nevomo: the ability of trains to levitate on existing railway infrastructure
Karel Novak
September 6, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
CargoBeamer: Growth of Domodossola terminal and higher frequency of trains to Germany
Lubomir Cech
September 6, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
HŽ Cargo receives the first out of 17 modernised locomotives
Lubomir Cech
September 5, 2023
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1 min read
Infrastructure
Track renewal and signalling modernisation on the Cairo – Beni Suef line in Egypt
Lubomir Cech
September 5, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Hupac: Concerns over proposed rail freight cost increases amid economic uncertainty
Marketa Horpeniakova
September 5, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Passenger Rail Newsfilter, beginning of September 2023
Lubomir Cech
September 5, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Norway’s second biggest freight terminal doubles capacity and becomes zero emission ready
Lubomir Cech
September 4, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
EIB grants Ukrzaliznytsia €100 million for rail freight advancements
Marketa Horpeniakova
September 4, 2023
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2 min read
Business
Tomas Mischinger, VMT: Wagon steel will be "green" but not cheaper
Karel Novak
September 4, 2023
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7 min read
Freight Rail
New rail freight connections in Europe at the beginning of September
Lubomir Cech
September 4, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Siemens Mobility wins contract for 540 Mireo trains from ÖBB
Marketa Horpeniakova
September 1, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
ZSSK CARGO received two more EffiShunters 1000M from CZ LOKO
Lubomir Cech
September 1, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
KfW IPEX-Bank finances EUROWAGON’s investment into 800 new intermodal wagons
Lubomir Cech
September 1, 2023
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1 min read
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