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
Thein Industry via Lokorent Services leases locomotive to Polish railway company FDM-REW
Karel Novak
August 22, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
TU Vienna Study: The future of rail-based mobility
Karel Novak
August 21, 2023
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4 min read
Freight Rail
Operail seeks new opportunities as cargo volumes fall
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 21, 2023
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3 min read
Passenger Rail
News from the passenger rail market - mid-August summary
Lubomir Cech
August 21, 2023
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4 min read
Technology & Innovation
Ocean freight revolution: giant kite towing ships
Karel Novak
August 18, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Spain: Adif advances transformation of Madrid-Vicálvaro freight terminal
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 18, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
MSC keeps looking for growth in the railway business
Lubomir Cech
August 18, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Hungarian single wagonloads support scheme with EUR 16.5 million for the next year
Lubomir Cech
August 17, 2023
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1 min read
Infrastructure
The Swiss Federal Council Approves “BAHN 2050 Perspective”
Lubomir Cech
August 17, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Nestlé UK and Ireland unveils rail container for greener deliveries
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 17, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Poland: Imports dominate international rail freight
RAILMARKET NEWS
August 17, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Green Cargo will use ten newly leased Vectrons for international traffic
Lubomir Cech
August 17, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Activation of the Facchini 1 tunnel signals rail progress in Genoa Node
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 16, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Kazakhstan: container traffic increased by 2.6 times
Karel Novak
August 16, 2023
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1 min read
Infrastructure
Cleanup work in the Gotthard Tunnel will take longer several months (updated)
Lubomir Cech
August 16, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
SüdLeasing will finance for 5 more SETG SFLEXWOOD trains
Lubomir Cech
August 16, 2023
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2 min read
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