Latest news: Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) secured €4bn in funding for network investment and upgrades across Italy. Siemens Mobility won a significant €3bn contract from Italo Holding for 26 Velaro high-speed trains. In Germany, VTG announced the closure of its intermodal wagon maintenance workshop by end-2026. Separately, HŽ Passenger Transport procured six Končar battery-electric multiple units (BEMUs) for Croatia, while Leo Express strengthened its management for European growth.
Latest Railway News
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
Freight Rail
Valencia's Port of Sagunto progresses with inner rail network construction
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 15, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
150 new wagons for Portebrook and GB Railfreight delivered
Lubomir Cech
August 14, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
An ASEAN freight rail link between Cambodia and Thailand launched
Lubomir Cech
August 14, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Boost for future freight: New rail-to-road interchange coming to Northampton
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 14, 2023
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2 min read
Business
EP Logistics International acquires SGL-Schienen Güter Logistik
Lubomir Cech
August 14, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
New rail report challenges assumptions on freight trains length and safety
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 12, 2023
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2 min read
Business
TransLogistica Romania: Paving the Way for Innovation and Collaboration in the Rail Transport Sector
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
A new Vietnam – China intermodal route launched
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2023
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1 min read
Infrastructure
Bad news for the transalpine rail traffic: Derailment inside the new Gotthard Basis Tunnel
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Big tender for new trains by Northern: up to 450 new units
Lubomir Cech
August 10, 2023
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Tunnel milestone: HS2's 'Florence' and 'Cecilia' reach Little Missenden
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 10, 2023
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2 min read
Business
Rinalds Pļavnieks is now the new chairman of the board of Latvian railways
Lubomir Cech
August 10, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Southwest Research Institute has launched a tool for the freight rail industry
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 9, 2023
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2 min read
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