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
Passenger Rail
Caltrain tests the electric operation of its new trains in California
Lubomir Cech
June 9, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Semitrailers on trains in Spain: Adif and operators take action
Lubomir Cech
June 8, 2023
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3 min read
Technology & Innovation
PESA’s hydrogen shunter approved for operation in Poland
Lubomir Cech
June 8, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Win a trip to Paris by naming the sights on this CAPTRAIN España locomotive
Lubomir Cech
June 7, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
EffiShunter 1000 approved for test operation on the Swedish network
Lubomir Cech
June 7, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
RCG: First test train with own traction in Serbia
Karel Novak
June 6, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Ľubomír Dlábik, ELP: Balkan is an ideal region for EuroDual locomotives
Lubomir Cech
June 6, 2023
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4 min read
Business
Siemens Mobility acquires Optrail to extend functionality of its train planning system
Karel Novak
June 5, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
The cause of the Indian train disaster: a fault in the electronic signalling system
Karel Novak
June 5, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
PKP CARGO achieved a positive Q1 of 2023, economic slowdown ahead
Lubomir Cech
June 5, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
New rail freight connections and news from rail freight carriers in Europe
Lubomir Cech
June 5, 2023
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Railway disaster in India: Nearly 300 dead, more than 900 injured
Karel Novak
June 3, 2023
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2 min read
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