Latest news: Recent news highlights operational challenges and strategic shifts in European rail. Kombiverkehr reported a 13.5% decline in 2025 due to German infrastructure works, while German operator Helrom entered liquidation. A GSM-R radio failure halted trains nationwide in Germany for two hours. In positive developments, Italy's ANSFISA authorized 14 Alstom hydrogen trains for a 2027 launch in Lombardy. Cargo Center Graz launched a new intermodal service connecting Austria to Croatia's Rijeka Gateway. SBB Cargo Schweiz secured a major construction materials transport contract in Switzerland.
Latest Railway News
Business
DB supervisory board and federal ministry agree on CEO transition
Lubomir Cech
August 15, 2025
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Freight Rail
Innofreight begins beechwood deliveries for UPM biochemicals’ Leuna biorefinery
Lubomir Cech
August 15, 2025
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Freight Rail
Rail freight at Valencia port exceeds 1.2 million tonnes in first half of 2025
Lubomir Cech
August 14, 2025
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Infrastructure
ICE services between Hamburg and Berlin are running smoothly.
Karel Novak
August 14, 2025
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Freight Rail
PKP Cargo: No agreement on the CBA. Redundancies begin.
Karel Novak
August 14, 2025
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Rolling Stock
ČD Receives First High-Speed Vectron Locomotives
Karel Novak
August 14, 2025
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Freight Rail
UPM Uruguay completes shift of pulp and chemical transports entirely to rail
Lubomir Cech
August 13, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Arverio secures contract in Baden-Württemberg
Lubomir Cech
August 13, 2025
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Business
Railpool secures €200 million subordinated financing for fleet expansion
Lubomir Cech
August 13, 2025
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Freight Rail
First test freight train arrives at Rijeka Gateway terminal
Lubomir Cech
August 13, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Talgo 230 approved for operations in Germany and Denmark
Lubomir Cech
August 13, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Lokaltog: ten additional battery-powered trains from Stadler
Karel Novak
August 13, 2025
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Infrastructure
Hamburg–Berlin corridor renovation faces early disruption on freight diversions
Lubomir Cech
August 12, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Talgo Avril unit undergoes compatibility tests in France
Lubomir Cech
August 12, 2025
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Infrastructure
Reconstruction of Verd–Logatec railway section in Slovenia has begun
Lubomir Cech
August 12, 2025
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Freight Rail
All the railway operators for first and last mile traffic in Port of Antwerp-Bruges for 2026
Lubomir Cech
August 12, 2025
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Rolling Stock
PKP Intercity now operates 80 out of 96 ordered NEWAG Griffin locomotives
Lubomir Cech
August 12, 2025
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