Latest news: A major GSM-R radio failure halted trains across Germany, including Deutsche Bahn, prompting calls for review. SBB Cargo International internalized its key France-Italy intermodal corridor, enhancing control with Alstom Traxx. Meanwhile, the EU launched a EUR 1.1bn CEF Transport call for TEN-T network projects in EU, Ukraine, and Moldova. DB Cargo confirmed 6,200 job cuts in Germany as part of a restructuring plan, while Siemens Mobility secured a 30-year maintenance contract for Mireo Plus B trains in Germany. Experts highlighted the need for 'green' hydrogen supply and refueling infrastructure for hydrogen trains in Central Europe.
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Passenger Rail
€200 million: hall extension at the ICE plant in Berliner Rummelsburg
Karel Novak
December 30, 2022
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Freight Rail
US: prototype rail car for transporting radioactive material
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 30, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
EBRD and EU to invest in the upgrade of Kosovo’s railways
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 29, 2022
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Freight Rail
Serbia: after ammonia freight train derailment over 50 people poisoned
Karel Novak
December 28, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
ÖBB invests EUR 75 million in new rolling stock
Karel Novak
December 28, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Innofreight has developed a new fleet for wood transport
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 28, 2022
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Freight Rail
Etihad Rail agreed with Borouge to transport 1.3 million tons of polymers annually via rail
Karel Novak
December 27, 2022
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Freight Rail
Further help from DB to the Ukrainian railway
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 27, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Nymwag: New transshipment hall in Nymburk, Czech Republic
Karel Novak
December 23, 2022
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1 min read
Infrastructure
HS2 builds key East West Rail bridge for boosting Oxford-Cambridge connections
Karel Novak
December 23, 2022
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Rail Baltica has approved specific plans for Kaunas railway hub
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 23, 2022
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3 min read
Infrastructure
RAILPOOL: new locomotive workshop in Hamburg
Karel Novak
December 22, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
CBH acquires standard gauge locomotives from Progress Rail
Karel Novak
December 22, 2022
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Business
GEODIS is planning to acquire trans-o-flex
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 22, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Hitachi Rail's Blue train has entered into operation in Sicily
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 21, 2022
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Freight Rail
UK: North’s Freight and Logistics sector could be worth more than £30bn
Karel Novak
December 21, 2022
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