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Investigation finds faulty sleepers and management errors behind Garmisch-Partenkirchen derailment.
Three new units to enter service in the Ahr Valley from December 2025.
For the first time, the high-speed Pendolino train operated by České dráhy (ČD) on the Prague to České Budějovice (South Bohemia capital) line reached speeds of up to 200 km/h.
Emergency services are rehearsing real-life scenarios in the Koralm Tunnel ahead of the Koralmbahn’s opening in December 2025.
In consideration of the success of the ComfortJet trains, even before they have been fully put into service, České dráhy (ČD) has announced a tender for the delivery of an additional ten push-pull trains for long-distance routes.
The €90 million contract will see Alstom's trains return to service across South West England later this year.
Previously providing freight forwarding services, from September LTG Cargo Ukraine will change its business model to focus on rolling stock lease services, including wagons and locomotives.
New software is to cut check-in times and boost rail efficiency.
New direct connections linking Prague with Vienna, Graz, and Villach mark an expansion of international rail services between the Czech Republic and Austria.
Alstom has secured a new contract in Romania to modernise the Bucharest–Giurgiu railway section (lot 2) by implementing ERTMS Level 2 signalling and electrification.
The UK’s sole remaining independent railway wagon manufacturer, which is part of Buckland Rail, has secured a €44 million export deal with support from the UK’s export credit agency.
Court rulings strengthen railway undertakings’ rights to compensation when infrastructure is unavailable.
From late 2031, new vehicles will operate on the 440-kilometre route.
New intermodal hub seen as strategic link for Central Europe
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Pallet Control Tower (PCT) have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at optimising pallet management on a global scale.
Group revenue increased by 16.3 per cent to €884.5 million (previous year: €760.3 million).
One and a half weeks after the start of the comprehensive renovation of the Hamburg–Berlin line, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has published its initial evaluation of the ICE services operating between the two cities.
PKP CARGO S.A., which is undergoing restructuring, has announced that, due to failing to reach an agreement with the trade unions on shortening the term of the company's collective bargaining agreement (CBA), it will begin a process of group layoffs. This is expected to affect up to 765 employees in 2025.
Siemens Mobility is currently supplying České dráhy (ČD) with the first Vectron high-speed locomotives, which have a maximum operating speed of 230 km/h.
Lokaltog A/S has exercised an option in the contract signed in October 2024 to order ten more battery-powered FLIRT Akku trains from Stadler.
PKP SA concluded 2024 with a net loss of €73 million, primarily due to a €105 million write-down of the value of shares in its subsidiary PKP Cargo.
The contracts have been signed for the installation of rail tracks and the embankment of the main line along a 77 km section.
The new regional railway hub will facilitate the digital transformation of Kazakhstan's railways.
DB Cargo Polska moves 120-metre rails across borders and back again.
For ten years, the TransFER Linz–Antwerp operated by ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been connecting Austria with the Belgian port of Antwerp. The service is complemented by TransFER Duisburg–Antwerp and TransFER Linz–Scandinavia–Wels.
The headquarters of PKP CARGO S.A. are currently undergoing restructuring, and all seven of the Company's plants, which previously operated as separate units, have now been formally merged.
From 2026, the Passau–Nuremberg corridor will be closed for renovation, followed by the Salzburg–Rosenheim (Deutsches Eck) corridor.
Modernization accelerates as older stock exits service. In the first half of 2025, 200 vehicles were scrapped, including 100+ “faux leather” coaches.
The launching chamber, which measures over 180 metres in length and up to 23 metres in depth, with diaphragm walls extending down to 43.5 metres, will house the tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will drive the country's longest and widest single-bore railway tunnel.
DP World, Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), and Nevomo have signed an MoU to explore using Nevomo's MagRail technology for moving cargo and freight within the existing port ecosystem.
At least three people died on Sunday in a train accident in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.
International corridors, seaports, and new B2B format shape upcoming logistics summit.
Alvance British Aluminium has entered into a 10-year leasing agreement with VTG Rail UK for the supply of 20 modern four-axle powder tank wagons.
Key routes have been confirmed for the 2026-2028 period, and revised scheduling has been implemented to ease capacity strain.
CPK has submitted applications for location decisions covering the first four of twelve sections of HSR line between Warsaw and Łódź. Further applications are currently being prepared.
After a successful load test involving three Hercules locomotives carrying a total load of 240 tonnes, the Salzach bridge on track 1 near Eschenau was cleared for rail traffic.
From May next year, ČD will offer a new direct international train service between Prague, Berlin, Hamburg and Copenhagen in cooperation with Deutsche Bahn and Danish State Railways (DSB).
The new vehicles are scheduled to be operational by the end of 2027.
Willke Logistics is expanding its bulk transport capacity by leasing 35 brand-new open-top Eamnos wagons from Ermewa, a wagon lessor, for the first time.
Siemens Mobility is relocating its headquarters from Munich-Perlach to Munich-Allach. The expansion of the site will create over 500 new jobs.
For the first time, a freight train locomotive has been converted for regular automated operation: DB Cargo has fitted the locomotive with cutting-edge technologies for Automatic Train Operation (ATO) and Remote Train Operation (RTO) at its Cologne-Gremberg depot.
The global new rolling stock market peaked in 2024: total revenues of all manufacturers rose to EUR 65 billion, 11% more than in 2022.
Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has fined six firms €6.4 million for breaking antitrust rules related to public contracts for railway signalling and safety facilities.
This record was set on the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle line, which opened in 2015 and is designed for high speeds.
Following Transport Logistic 2025 in Munich, JUSDA shares its post-fair insights, spotlighting shifting priorities in European freight and intermodal logistics.
The Polish freight carrier PKP Cargo is facing accusations from trade unions that its planned restructuring is illegal and could compromise the safety of the national transport system.
In its new study, 'Railway Track Systems – Global Market Trends 2025', SCI Verkehr forecasts an average annual growth rate of 3.6% (including an inflation rate of around 2%) up to 2029. However, growth dynamics vary significantly by region.
DB Cargo uses a combination of artificial intelligence and video gates to detect damage to freight wagon tarpaulins early on.
The first of the two new locomotives, which arrived aboard the MV Constance after travelling from Germany, has docked at Bristol Port. A total of 30 bi-mode freight locomotives will be supplied to Beacon Rail and GB Railfreight.
Škoda Group did much better financially last year. The volume of new orders increased by 74% to EUR 1.7 billion, and EBITDA rose by 185% year-on-year to reach a total of EUR 62 million.