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
Freight Rail
Union Pacific opens new intermodal terminal in Kansas City
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2025
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Infrastructure
Madrid high-speed bypass project reaches halfway point
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Amtrak launches NextGen Acela service on August 28
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2025
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Freight Rail
Uz Cargo Poland completes first petroleum products delivery from Germany in own wagons
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2025
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Freight Rail
Hupac to increase Busto Arsizio–Basel intermodal frequency from September 2025
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Etihad Rail high-speed train tested between Dubai and Fujairah ahead of commercial operation start
Lubomir Cech
August 11, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Mantena awarded majority of contracts in Norske tog framework agreement
Lubomir Cech
August 9, 2025
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Freight Rail
CN targets 29.5 million metric tonnes of grain movement in 2025–2026 crop year
Lubomir Cech
August 8, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Renfe will lease Talgo VI trains to Leo Express
Lubomir Cech
August 8, 2025
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Freight Rail
Georgian Railway launches scheduled container block trains between Poti and Tbilisi
Lubomir Cech
August 8, 2025
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Infrastructure
EBRD extends €30 million loan to support Durrës–Rrogozhinë rail upgrades in Albania
Lubomir Cech
August 8, 2025
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Infrastructure
Mainschleifenbahn reactivation is moving ahead
Lubomir Cech
August 8, 2025
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Infrastructure
Rail bridge to Sicily with approved final design
Lubomir Cech
August 7, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Chiltern Railways lease 13 Mark 5A sets from Beacon Rail to replace ageing fleet
Lubomir Cech
August 7, 2025
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Infrastructure
Alstom: first signalling centre in CIS region
Karel Novak
August 7, 2025
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Technology & Innovation
LokoTrain introduces training simulators in Česká Třebová and Ostrava
Lubomir Cech
August 6, 2025
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