Latest news: The Stuttgart 21 project's costs increased to €14.5bn with commissioning phased between 2027 and 2033, due to internal issues by Deutsche Bahn. Simultaneously, Keolis and SNCF Voyageurs will lend their expertise to California's high-speed rail expansion. In M&A news, Hitachi Rail finalized its acquisition of Clever Devices, strengthening its digital mobility portfolio and presence in North America. Additionally, timber freight operations have resumed at the Falkenhagen terminal in Brandenburg, Germany, enhancing regional rail freight capacity.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
GB Railfreight: 10-year locomotive leasing deal with Akiem
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 12, 2023
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2 min read
Business
Alstom awarded £12 million overhaul contract for ScotRail trains
Karel Novak
January 11, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Slovakia: a new route for transporting kaolin from Ukraine by rail
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 11, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Railway transportation of goods between Kazakhstan and China reached a historical maximum in 2022
Karel Novak
January 11, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Renfe Mercancías: €122 million to improve rail freight transport in Spain
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 10, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
LTG Cargo and LTG Cargo Polska start transporting coal by rail to Poland
Karel Novak
January 10, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Xi'an sees rise in China-Europe freight-train trips
Karel Novak
January 9, 2023
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1 min read
Passenger Rail
Finland: 29.7 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in 2022
Karel Novak
January 9, 2023
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3 min read
Passenger Rail
ÖBB: extensive planned investments in Austrian railways
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 9, 2023
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5 min read
Rolling Stock
Czech Railways wants to buy 15 battery trains
Karel Novak
January 7, 2023
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3 min read
Business
Ligita Austrupe appointed as Chairperson of the RB Rail AS Supervisory Board
Karel Novak
January 6, 2023
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3 min read
Technology & Innovation
Hexagon and Ness to develop digital maps for the Czech railway
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 6, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Swissterminal has launched new direct connections to Rotterdam and Antwerp
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 5, 2023
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2 min read
Business
Port of Duisburg: Lars Nennhaus completes duisport Executive Board
Karel Novak
January 4, 2023
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
DB: €1.5 billion investment in phasing out diesel by 2027
Karel Novak
January 4, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Spain: Renfe Mercancías has taken the first six powerful locomotives from Stadler
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 4, 2023
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2 min read
Popular Railway News
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