Latest news: Laude Smart Intermodal is enhancing rail logistics through Türkiye and the Middle Corridor, connecting Europe with Central Asia. Meanwhile, Forwardis launched ForwardNet, simplifying single wagonload transport across Europe to shift freight from road to rail. In Germany, DB Regio Mitte and Stadler Deutschland unveiled FLIRT Akku battery trains for Saarland, aiming for a fully electric regional fleet by 2029. CZ LOKO secured 18 diesel locomotives for PKP Intercity in Poland and is bidding for up to 55 electric-battery shunting locomotives for SBB Cargo in Switzerland, expanding into Western European markets.
Latest Railway News
Passenger Rail
PKP Intercity transported 14% more passengers in 2025
Lubomir Cech
May 4, 2026
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Infrastructure
Tracción Rail wins 25-year contract for Salamanca terminal
Lubomir Cech
May 4, 2026
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1 min read
Infrastructure
KiwiRail opens Christchurch hub, deploys new DM locomotives
Lubomir Cech
May 4, 2026
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Škoda Group signs contract for delivery of 10 new electric trains to Uzbekistan
Lubomir Cech
May 1, 2026
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
CARGOUNIT receives 50th Siemens Vectron MS locomotive
Lubomir Cech
May 1, 2026
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility delivers two Vectron MS to Laude
Lubomir Cech
May 1, 2026
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1 min read
Rolling Stock
SBB details specifications for 116 Siemens double-deck trains
Lubomir Cech
May 1, 2026
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2 min read
Freight Rail
MSC with new inland rail links from Sydney and Melbourne
Lubomir Cech
April 30, 2026
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1 min read
Passenger Rail
Prague gains direct ComfortJet link to Copenhagen
Karel Novak
April 30, 2026
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2 min read
Business
The amount of freight moved in containers in Ukraine is ten times lower than the rate in the EU
Lubomir Cech
April 30, 2026
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Cargo Wagon delivers 160 reinforced Eas-z scrap wagons
Lubomir Cech
April 30, 2026
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