Both freight and passenger trains can use this high-tech sensor system for automated train operation (ATO).
Cooperation between the two countries is crucial at a time of Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Moldova helps Ukraine export grain and import diesel fuel.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has drawn up a preliminary refurbishment plan to transform its heavily congested rail network into a high-performance network.
CZ LOKO has delivered the last two EffiShunter 300 locomotives to the Polish state railway PKP Intercity. This completes the 2020 contract for a series of ten of these vehicles.
Modern locomotives equipped with the ETCS signaling system will be gradually put into operation from May. They will be followed by the delivery of a further 22 locomotives in 2024.
Once completed, the Chiltern Tunnels will carry high-speed trains between London and the North at speeds of up to 320 km/h, helping to free up space for more freight trains on the existing railway.
CER members are bringing container trains with humanitarian aid to war-affected areas. Support is also being provided in the form of regular train services for refugees from Ukraine.
This modernization will make rail traffic management much safer and more centralized while reducing operating costs.
The new trains are adapted to the specific requirements of Estonia. In addition to the wider track gauge, the trains are designed as dual-system trains for power systems, while being able to withstand more challenging temperature conditions
The order is worth EUR 50 million and the trains will be manufactured at the Škoda Group's Finnish production plant in Otanmäki.
The new line will enable rail freight transport to and from the port of Constanta, a major hub on the Black Sea.
The trains will be equipped with the latest version of Stadler’s Guardia train protection system which helps to significantly improve cycle times and connections.
Operational cargo turnover in 2022 amounted to 252 billion ton-kilometers, which is 5.3% more than in 2021.
With the new investment, OTIV will further develop the technology platform and accelerate its pilot projects and implementation with customers in the rail industry.
RegioJet, Central Europe's largest private passenger rail operator, was awarded a single safety certificate for passenger rail operations in Germany in December 2022.
Eleven Stadler RS1 multiple units will expand the fleet of ČD trains. The national railway carrier purchased these first-generation cars for EUR 12.995 million. The units previously operated on German lines.
Regarding passenger trains, last year, a total of 13.2 million domestic long-distance train trips were made, which is about 58% more than in 2021 and about 8% less than in 2019.
ÖBB is continuing its large expansion and investment programme in 2023. By 2028, 19 billion euros will be invested in railway expansion throughout Austria.
Egypt’s national railway company ENR has started the commercial operation of the Intercity trains built by Talgo in Spain. The first services connect the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and Alexandria city.
After completion of the transaction, PGE will become the owner of the company with exclusive rights to supply energy to the railway sector and to provide traction network maintenance services.