Investment

Passenger Rail

Brightline with a new maintenance facility and a new reservation and ticketing system

Florida’s passenger rail service connecting Miami with West Palm Beach, Brightline, announced the opening of a maintenance facility and a new ticketing and reservation system from Siemens Mobility ahead of the planned expansion.

Lubomir Cech April 17, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Switzerland invests in Milan freight terminal to boost rail transport through the Alps

Switzerland's Federal Office of Transport is supporting the construction of a new transshipment terminal east of Milan, with a contribution of up to CHF 66.3 million. The terminal will enable the transfer of around 150,000 truck shipments to rail each year, supporting Switzerland's policy of shifting freight transport from road to rail.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 17, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Adif's Madrid-Vicálvaro terminal to increase intermodal capacity with three new automated cranes

Adif is investing in the complete refurbishment of the Madrid-Vicálvaro terminal, a strategic point on the Spanish logistics map, linking the Mediterranean and Atlantic corridors.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 12, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rail Cargo Group Invests in Its Own Fleet of Swap Bodies

RCG has invested in 300 new curtainsider swap bodies that can be placed on semi-trucks and intermodal wagons by a reachstacker or gantry cranes.

Lubomir Cech April 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Business

More locomotives from Munich: Siemens expands its Allach plant

Siemens Mobility will expand its locomotives production capacity in the Munich-Allach manufacturing plant to over 300 locomotives per year.

Lubomir Cech April 3, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

GYSEV Zrt. finished the renovation of its Sopron workshop

The Hungarian rolling stock repair workshop, owned by GYSEV Zrt. in Sopron, has undergone a complete renovation, both inside and out, and was recently unveiled.

Lubomir Cech April 3, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

China has a major impact on the development of African railways

South Africa is resolving a dispute between state-owned transport company Transnet and China's CRRC over the supply of accelerated locomotives and spare parts. At the same time, CRRC this week delivered a 200-tonne depressed center flat car to Tanzania.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 1, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Transfesa Logistics: new brake blocks on wagons for reducing the noise pollution

Through the project, in 2024, noise reduction systems will be installed on the company's 606 wagons, destined for rail traffic in Spain.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 30, 2023 · 2 min read

Technology & Innovation

CFL terminals to upgrade the Bettembourg-Dudelange intermodal terminal

The modernization aims to increase the terminal's transshipment capacity, reduce CO2 emissions, and digitize and automate its processes.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Polo Infrastrutture modernizes the railway in Sicily

The upgraded railway line will contribute to the improvement of freight and passenger train transport and create conditions for the development of metropolitan services.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 25, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Germany: Is DB planning to invest billions of euros to revitalize DB Cargo?

The German magazine Der Spiegel has reported on Deutsche Bahn's planned investment. However, DB says the information is false.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 21, 2023 · 2 min read

Business

Siemens Mobility to invest $220m in rail manufacturing in North Carolina

Production in Lexington, North Carolina, will begin in 2024 and the facility will create more than 500 jobs by 2028.

Karel Novak March 13, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Adif aims to boost freight train traffic by developing the Mediterranean Corridor

The Mediterranean Corridor is a strategic project for the future of rail transport in Spain and its connection with Europe.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 7, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Bavaria modernizes rail network in ports

The Zweckverband Häfen im Landkreis Kelheim will receive a grant of approximately €360,000 for the rehabilitation of a railway overpass on the main access line of its port railway.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 3, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Metrans plans to invest in a fuel storage terminal in Bavaria

The project, which is expected to save up to 150 truck journeys a day, will include not only a new transfer station but also several kilometers of track.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

France: €100 billion investment in rail transport by 2040

The investment is related to the country's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and reduce inequalities between Paris and other regions. The development of rail freight is also a priority.

Marketa Horpeniakova February 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

DP World: £12 million for new rail infrastructure at London Gateway

The investment will go into cranes that will be used for fast, safe, and automated container handling.

Marketa Horpeniakova January 26, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Czechia: modernization of the line to the Václav Havel Airport begins

This is another of a series of constructions which will result in a fast and ecological railway connection from the centre of Prague to Kladno with a branch line to Václav Havel Airport.

Karel Novak January 18, 2023 · 3 min read

Business

Siemens Mobility awarded largest locomotive order in company history - a €3 billion project in India

Siemens Mobility to deliver 1,200 electric locomotives and provide 35 years of full-service maintenance.

Karel Novak January 17, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Renfe Mercancías: €122 million to improve rail freight transport in Spain

The investment will enable the purchase of platforms and wagons for freight transport and the buying of modern electric locomotives.

Marketa Horpeniakova January 10, 2023 · 2 min read