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
Rolling Stock
Tortoise on rail: giant turtle stopped train transport on track in southeast England
Karel Novak
August 3, 2022
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1 min read
Technology & Innovation
Finishing the extensive renovation of the Bosruck Tunnel
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 2, 2022
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Shunting locomotive for tough weather conditions even beyond the Arctic Circle
Karel Novak
August 2, 2022
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility supplies 10 Vectron locomotives to ČD Cargo
Karel Novak
August 2, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Hybrid between train and air has been presented in Toronto
Karel Novak
August 1, 2022
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2 min read
Business
Britain was paralyzed by rail workers’ strikes again
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 1, 2022
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3 min read
Business
Union Pacific signed a historic deal with Wabtec to modernize its locomotives
Marketa Horpeniakova
July 30, 2022
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Amazon offers its intermodal capacity to other shippers in the USA
Marketa Horpeniakova
July 29, 2022
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3 min read
Business
New intermodal connection between Tilbury2 and Manchester means 20.000 fewer lorries annually
Karel Novak
July 28, 2022
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2 min read
Business
The European Commission removes Russia and Belarus from the TEN-T maps
Karel Novak
July 28, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Germany could face a shortage of transport capacity for fuel deliveries
Marketa Horpeniakova
July 27, 2022
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4 min read
Technology & Innovation
Historical breakthrough on London to Birmingham route
Karel Novak
July 27, 2022
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3 min read
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