Latest news: Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) secured €4bn in funding for network investment and upgrades across Italy. Siemens Mobility won a significant €3bn contract from Italo Holding for 26 Velaro high-speed trains. In Germany, VTG announced the closure of its intermodal wagon maintenance workshop by end-2026. Separately, HŽ Passenger Transport procured six Končar battery-electric multiple units (BEMUs) for Croatia, while Leo Express strengthened its management for European growth.
Latest Railway News
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
Rolling Stock
Romania receives two additional PESA 655-5 regional EMUs
Lubomir Cech
January 23, 2026
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Progress Rail to supply new locomotives to CPKC
Lubomir Cech
January 23, 2026
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Małopolska and Podlaskie regions buy new trains from NEWAG
Lubomir Cech
January 23, 2026
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Trasporto Unico Abruzzese introduces two more Alstom EMUs
Lubomir Cech
January 23, 2026
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3 min read
Passenger Rail
OUIGO will expand in France from December 2026
Lubomir Cech
January 22, 2026
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3 min read
Rolling Stock
Alstom selects Knorr-Bremse systems for up to 90 Adessia Stream trains
Lubomir Cech
January 22, 2026
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
CAT Selects Stadler KISS for Airport Express
Karel Novak
January 22, 2026
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2 min read
Business
DAL structures green lease financing for DB Regio Desiro HC fleet
Lubomir Cech
January 22, 2026
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2 min read
Insights
SCI: Europe’s Intermodal Rail Faces New Growth Limits
Karel Novak
January 22, 2026
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2 min read
Business
Greenbrier and DAL among new Helrom shareholders
Lubomir Cech
January 22, 2026
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Stadler begins approval testing of EURO 9000 locomotive in Poland
Lubomir Cech
January 22, 2026
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1 min read
Business
HSL Belgium wins Antwerp port shunting contract in Marshalldok Zone 6A
Lubomir Cech
January 21, 2026
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1 min read
Freight Rail
DB Cargo Romania consolidates its role on eastern European rail freight corridors
Lubomir Cech
January 21, 2026
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3 min read
Business
Contargo acquires PortShuttle Rotterdam and takes 50% stake in Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Lubomir Cech
January 21, 2026
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2 min read
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