Latest news: ÖBB announced a €19.5bn rail investment plan for Austria, while Spain approved a EUR 62m freight terminal in Cantabria. DB InfraGO will undertake major infrastructure renewal on the Berlin–Hannover corridor. In contracts, Forwardis secured the ScandFibre Rail27 contract for freight between Sweden and continental Europe, and Green Cargo took over Stockholm's Årsta terminal. Alpha Trains ordered 25 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives for Spanish and cross-border freight, and České dráhy ordered 133 Škoda Group trains for Prague. Great Britain's rail journeys now exceed pre-pandemic peaks, boosted by the Elizabeth Line.
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Passenger Rail
CER: European railway companies continue to support Ukraine
Marketa Horpeniakova
February 3, 2023
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Freight Rail
France: new Rail Route Connect service to switch freight from road to rail
Marketa Horpeniakova
February 3, 2023
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Business
Hitachi Rail and Europe: senior management changes
Karel Novak
February 2, 2023
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Business
Ukrainian Railways and Eglė Šimė, CEO of LTG Cargo, receive 2023 European Railway Award
Karel Novak
February 2, 2023
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4 min read
Freight Rail
NEXRAIL: purchase of another 50 DE 18 locomotives
Karel Novak
February 2, 2023
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Infrastructure
EC to support 10 pilot projects to boost cross-border rail services
Karel Novak
February 1, 2023
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Passenger Rail
Belgium: €960 million to modernize railway signalling
Marketa Horpeniakova
February 1, 2023
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3 min read
Business
Renfe: 34 women drive trains in Saudi Arabia, for the first time in history
Karel Novak
January 31, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Germany: GLS tests package delivery by train
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 31, 2023
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Freight Rail
XPO and Schneider Electric: new multimodal freight link between UK and France
Karel Novak
January 30, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
UK: the first freight train running on eco-friendly GD+ fuel has been put into service
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 30, 2023
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Freight Rail
Global coal consumption to remain high, creating opportunities for rail freight
Karel Novak
January 30, 2023
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4 min read
Passenger Rail
10 more trains from Škoda Group for Estonian Elron
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 28, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Operail: sale of another batch of wagons
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 27, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
TX Logistik AG: New rail freight connection between Wilhelmshaven and Southern Germany
Karel Novak
January 27, 2023
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Passenger Rail
VR Group has ordered eight freight wagons for cars and nine sleeping coaches from Škoda Group
Karel Novak
January 26, 2023
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Business
Adif offers Barcelona freight terminal for 20-year lease
Karel Novak
January 26, 2023
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