Latest news: ÖBB announced a €19.5bn rail investment plan for Austria, while Spain approved a EUR 62m freight terminal in Cantabria. DB InfraGO will undertake major infrastructure renewal on the Berlin–Hannover corridor. In contracts, Forwardis secured the ScandFibre Rail27 contract for freight between Sweden and continental Europe, and Green Cargo took over Stockholm's Årsta terminal. Alpha Trains ordered 25 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives for Spanish and cross-border freight, and České dráhy ordered 133 Škoda Group trains for Prague. Great Britain's rail journeys now exceed pre-pandemic peaks, boosted by the Elizabeth Line.
Latest Railway News
Infrastructure
Rail Works in Germany Hit Austria–Germany Links
Karel Novak
January 27, 2026
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3 min read
Business
KfW IPEX-Bank refinances EUR 200m loan for NS rolling stock
Lubomir Cech
January 27, 2026
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1 min read
Business
Siemens Mobility and Newag sign MoU on high-speed rolling stock in Poland
Lubomir Cech
January 27, 2026
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1 min read
Technology & Innovation
Greenbrier Leasing Europe and Amsted Digital deploy bogie-mounted monitoring on new wagons
Lubomir Cech
January 27, 2026
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Kolovratník to Lead Czech Rail Infrastructure Board
Karel Novak
January 26, 2026
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4 min read
Business
Norfolk Southern orders 40 Wabtec locomotives and opens new double-stack corridor
Lubomir Cech
January 26, 2026
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Freight train derailment in France halts Cherbourg–Carentan line for several weeks
Lubomir Cech
January 26, 2026
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2 min read
Infrastructure
ŽSR presents preferred technical concept for Bratislava high-speed rail hub
Lubomir Cech
January 26, 2026
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4 min read
Freight Rail
Rail Cargo Hungaria completes sugar beet campaign ahead of schedule
Lubomir Cech
January 26, 2026
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1 min read
Business
Spanish authorities identify rail fracture as likely trigger in Adamuz derailment
Lubomir Cech
January 26, 2026
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3 min read
Business
Rhenus acquires rail-connected intermodal terminal near Almaty
Lubomir Cech
January 26, 2026
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
Cyber resilience of onboard train metering systems: New testing standards
Lubomir Cech
January 26, 2026
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4 min read
Technology & Innovation
Study: Automation Could Strengthen Rail-Based PT
Karel Novak
January 25, 2026
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Hamburg VPI symposium maps rail freight challenges
Karel Novak
January 24, 2026
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Transnordestina moves 946 tonnes of sorghum in second test run
Lubomir Cech
January 23, 2026
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
SNCB inaugurates pitstop-style maintenance hall
Lubomir Cech
January 23, 2026
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Vienna clears former freight yard in a large-scale urban redevelopment
Lubomir Cech
January 23, 2026
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2 min read
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