Latest news: Siemens Mobility secured a €3bn contract from Italo Holding for 26 Velaro Multi System high-speed trains. In Italy, RFI gained €4bn for rail network investment. VTG will close its German intermodal wagon workshop by end-2026 due to market conditions. HŽ Passenger Transport acquired six Končar battery-electric multiple units (BEMUs) for Croatian regional services, reflecting a trend towards sustainable traction. European lessors expanded fleets, placing locomotives like EuroDual with operators in Germany and Poland.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
SBB Cargo retains aluminium transport contract with Novelis
Lubomir Cech
September 26, 2025
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Freight Rail
LTG Cargo Polska will deploy 72 new Kolowag pocket wagons on Lithuania – Germany route
Lubomir Cech
September 26, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Disagreement over new coach design surfaces between PKP Intercity and FPS at TRAKO 2025
Lubomir Cech
September 26, 2025
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Rolling Stock
NWL orders 61 battery-electric Mireo trains from Siemens for North Westphalia operations
Lubomir Cech
September 26, 2025
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Passenger Rail
First battery-electric Mireo Plus B trains enter passenger service in the Westerwald
Lubomir Cech
September 25, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Akiem brings Dragon 2 locomotive to TRAKO 2025, highlights its 12-year presence in Poland
Lubomir Cech
September 25, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility presents Vectrain push-pull trainset in Poland for the first time
Lubomir Cech
September 25, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Sale and leaseback deal: GATX Rail Europe expands fleet with 6,000 wagons from DB Cargo
Lubomir Cech
September 25, 2025
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Infrastructure
Six renewed 750-metre tracks commissioned at Bundel Mercator rail yard in Ghent
Lubomir Cech
September 25, 2025
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Freight Rail
Class 99 undergoes mainline testing between Peterborough and Doncaster
Lubomir Cech
September 25, 2025
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Infrastructure
Third portal crane installed at DUSS terminal Berlin
Lubomir Cech
September 24, 2025
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Rolling Stock
RegioPanter battery trains debut at TRAKO 2025
Karel Novak
September 24, 2025
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Rolling Stock
ČD Cargo unveils landmark Traxx Universal locomotive
Karel Novak
September 24, 2025
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Technology & Innovation
Cando Rail tests battery-electric shunting locomotive at Edmonton terminal
Lubomir Cech
September 23, 2025
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Freight Rail
“Med Express” increases frequency on Cologne–Perpignan route
Lubomir Cech
September 23, 2025
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Freight Rail
SBB to reorganise single wagon transport under Suisse Cargo Logistics
Lubomir Cech
September 23, 2025
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