Latest news: Recent European railway news highlights significant infrastructure investments and operational shifts. Spain approved a EUR 62m rail freight terminal in Cantabria (SICAN, Adif) to boost intermodal transport. DB InfraGO announced major infrastructure renewal on Germany's Berlin–Hannover corridor, causing diversions. Forwardis secured the ScandFibre Rail27 contract, linking Sweden with continental Europe, while Green Cargo will operate Stockholm's Årsta terminal. Alpha Trains ordered 25 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives for Spanish freight and cross-border links. Great Britain's rail journeys surpassed pre-pandemic levels, aided by the Elizabeth Line.
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
Technology & Innovation
Cando Rail & Terminals develops battery-powered switching locomotive
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 15, 2023
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Shocking CCTV compilation of level crossing misuse
Karel Novak
August 15, 2023
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1 min read
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