Latest news: DB InfraGO initiates major infrastructure renewal on the Berlin–Hannover corridor in Germany from October 2026. Concurrently, ÖBB unveiled a €19.5bn rail investment plan for Austria. In significant contract news, Forwardis secured the ScandFibre Rail27 service from Sweden to continental Europe, and Green Cargo will operate Stockholm’s Årsta combined transport terminal. Spain approved a EUR 62m freight terminal in Cantabria, while Alpha Trains ordered 25 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives for cross-border freight. České dráhy also signed a megatender with Škoda Group for 133 EMU 400 trains in the Czech Republic.
Latest Railway News
Business
Inspection of railway sleepers in Germany ends: first results speak of manufacturer's fault
Karel Novak
August 23, 2022
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3 min read
Rolling Stock
MT Højgaard has awarded a contract for a new railway bridge in Denmark
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 22, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Siemens Mobility will deliver 14 Vectron multi-system locomotives for MRCE
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 22, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Technical testing of the Frecciarossa 1000 has begun in Spain
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 20, 2022
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2 min read
Business
Rail Baltica extends the deadline for the procurement of the high-speed railway electrification
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 19, 2022
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2 min read
Business
Strabag signs contract for modernization of Croatian railway
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 18, 2022
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2 min read
Business
Saudi Arabia has signed memorandum of understanding with Alstom
Karel Novak
August 18, 2022
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1 min read
Business
Network Rail signs solar energy deal with EDF Renewables UK
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 17, 2022
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3 min read
Business
Hupac presented a preview of its new Terminal Brwinów in Poland
Karel Novak
August 17, 2022
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1 min read
Freight Rail
The Swiss InterRail Group opened an independent operating company in Turkey.
Karel Novak
August 16, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
The new rail service connects Scotland to global trade routes
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 16, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
A pilot project to transport 600 tonnes of maize from Ukraine to Spain by train
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 15, 2022
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2 min read
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