Latest news: Recent developments highlight shifts in European rail. In Austria, ÖBB Group's freight competitors now hold nearly 48% of the market. Hungary's rail freight faces rising costs and weakening demand. CFL in Luxembourg, with Eviden, is initiating a phased transition from GSM-R to FRMCS. Poland plans a 2 million TEU rail-linked terminal at Świnoujście, while Alstom opened a new parts hub in Salzgitter, Germany. New intermodal corridors are launched by HŽ Cargo in Rijeka and Automar/FS Logistix in Italy.
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Technology & Innovation
GB Railfreight adopts spatial computing for Class 99 training
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March 12, 2026
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Technology & Innovation
Siemens completes first automated train operation in Nordics
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March 12, 2026
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Rolling Stock
ZSSK Cargo secures 15 MS Vectrons from RS Lease until 2037
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March 12, 2026
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Rolling Stock
CP orders 36 additional EMUs from Alstom, total ordered fleet order rises to 153
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March 12, 2026
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Infrastructure
Hamburg–Berlin line to reopen in two stages, full reopening scheduled for 14 June 2026
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March 12, 2026
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Freight Rail
CargoServ deploys 30 Innofreight RockTainer ORE wagons
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March 12, 2026
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Rolling Stock
Akiem delivers three BB27000 locomotives to Combirail
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March 12, 2026
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Rolling Stock
FreightCar America delivers 4,125 wagons in 2025
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March 11, 2026
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Business
Gornergrat and Matterhorn Gotthard Railway with strong passenger growth across network in 2025
Lubomir Cech
March 11, 2026
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Rolling Stock
TÜRASAŞ begins tests of 225 km/h national high-speed train
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March 11, 2026
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Freight Rail
Tågab launches asphalt stone rail flows for Eurosand
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March 11, 2026
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Infrastructure
Vossloh signs turnout components framework with Deutsche Bahn
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March 11, 2026
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Freight Rail
Medway and Railsider launch Valencia - Catalonia steel shuttle trains
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March 11, 2026
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Rolling Stock
Progress Rail modernizes 96 Norfolk Southern locomotives
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March 11, 2026
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Business
Hector Rail starts performing shunting service at Ziel Terminal Duisburg
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March 11, 2026
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Rolling Stock
Northrail hands over first of five Alstom Traxx 3 MS locomotives to KombiRail
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March 11, 2026
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Infrastructure
DUSS commissions a new gantry crane in Berlin terminal
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March 10, 2026
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Passenger Rail
GoVolta launches Amsterdam–Berlin and Hamburg trains in March 2026
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March 10, 2026
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