Latest news: Eviden and CFL are collaborating on a phased transition from GSM-R to FRMCS in Luxembourg, targeting national rollout of operational communications by 2027 and full upgrade by 2029. In Austria, Schienen-Control reports ÖBB Group's freight market share dropped to 52% in 2025 as competitors gained significantly. Meanwhile, Hungarian rail freight faced challenging Q1 2026 conditions with unit costs rising 4.1% and revenues falling 2.6% due to weakening demand. HŽ Cargo launched a new intermodal Ro-Ro logistics project through the Port of Rijeka in partnership with Budamar Logistics to enhance connectivity. Additionally, OnTrain received its first Newag Dragon 2 locomotive, expanding its operational fleet.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
New connection of Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven with southern Germany
Karel Novak
January 13, 2023
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Freight Rail
Czech Betrian Group develops technologies for safer railways using satellite data
Karel Novak
January 12, 2023
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Business
Deutsche Bahn plans more than 25,000 new hires this year
Karel Novak
January 12, 2023
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Freight Rail
GB Railfreight: 10-year locomotive leasing deal with Akiem
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 12, 2023
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Business
Alstom awarded £12 million overhaul contract for ScotRail trains
Karel Novak
January 11, 2023
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Freight Rail
Slovakia: a new route for transporting kaolin from Ukraine by rail
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 11, 2023
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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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Freight Rail
Renfe Mercancías: €122 million to improve rail freight transport in Spain
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 10, 2023
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Freight Rail
LTG Cargo and LTG Cargo Polska start transporting coal by rail to Poland
Karel Novak
January 10, 2023
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Freight Rail
Xi'an sees rise in China-Europe freight-train trips
Karel Novak
January 9, 2023
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Passenger Rail
Finland: 29.7 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in 2022
Karel Novak
January 9, 2023
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Passenger Rail
ÖBB: extensive planned investments in Austrian railways
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 9, 2023
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Rolling Stock
Czech Railways wants to buy 15 battery trains
Karel Novak
January 7, 2023
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Business
Ligita Austrupe appointed as Chairperson of the RB Rail AS Supervisory Board
Karel Novak
January 6, 2023
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Technology & Innovation
Hexagon and Ness to develop digital maps for the Czech railway
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 6, 2023
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Freight Rail
Swissterminal has launched new direct connections to Rotterdam and Antwerp
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 5, 2023
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