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.
Latest Railway News
Passenger Rail
New Hitachi trains enter service on the UK’s Midland Main Line
Lubomir Cech
December 6, 2025
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Rolling Stock
CN expands its fleet with 1,650 new wagons by end of 2025
Lubomir Cech
December 5, 2025
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Passenger Rail
POLREGIO orders four new electric trains from PESA for Świętokrzyskie services
Lubomir Cech
December 5, 2025
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Infrastructure
Updated reasonable-profit levels for access charges at railway service facilities in Spain
Lubomir Cech
December 5, 2025
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Freight Rail
Laude and Loconi introduce new intermodal link between port in Gdańsk and Ukraine
Lubomir Cech
December 5, 2025
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Rolling Stock
ELL gets a contract from DB Fernverkehr for the sale and leaseback of 21 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives
Lubomir Cech
December 5, 2025
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Technology & Innovation
First hydrogen freight delivered by rail in the UK
Lubomir Cech
December 5, 2025
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Freight Rail
French Grand Est region launches new support scheme for industrial rail freight connections
Lubomir Cech
December 4, 2025
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Rolling Stock
A new order for Škoda battery trains comes from Slovakia
Lubomir Cech
December 4, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Softrans enters locomotive leasing market, with PSP Cargo Group as a launching customer
Lubomir Cech
December 4, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Lineas will keep 33 RAILPOOL locomotive for six more years
Lubomir Cech
December 4, 2025
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Technology & Innovation
Google Cloud to support Hitachi Rail AI
Karel Novak
December 4, 2025
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Freight Rail
KTM Berhad opens daily Perai–Perlis Inland Port link with first STC freight train
Lubomir Cech
December 4, 2025
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Freight Rail
RTSB Group launches weekly Zhengzhou–Hamburg rail service
Lubomir Cech
December 3, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Mid-life refurbished of Class 376: First unit enters service for Southeastern
Lubomir Cech
December 3, 2025
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