Latest news: A shunting incident in Munich saw freight wagons fall from a bridge, highlighting safety concerns. In positive developments, Stadler unveiled the first narrow-gauge hydrogen train for Sardinia, Italy, signaling a leap in decarbonization. Meanwhile, an Alstom-led consortium secured EUR 690m for rail corridor modernization in Egypt. Strategically, Poland announced a €144 billion plan to build 4,700 km of new railways and modernize 5,600 km by 2050, involving CPK and PKP PLK, significantly boosting long-distance traffic.
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Business
Regulator orders HS1 Ltd to lower passenger and freight rail charges
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 8, 2025
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Freight Rail
GTS launches a new railway freight connection between Bari and Parma
Lubomir Cech
January 8, 2025
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Rolling Stock
LocoItalia will add one more Siemens Vectron locomotive to its fleet
Lubomir Cech
January 8, 2025
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Rolling Stock
HHLA transfers the third CRRC Sirius unit via Hamburg for Regiojet
Lubomir Cech
January 8, 2025
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Rolling Stock
UZ begins in-house modernization of TEP70 diesel locomotives
Lubomir Cech
January 7, 2025
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Infrastructure
UK: Passenger and freight services set to improve after key rail upgrades
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 7, 2025
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Rolling Stock
WH Davis to produce 16 hot billet wagons for Celsa Steel UK
Lubomir Cech
January 7, 2025
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Passenger Rail
A fleet complete: Škoda Group delivers the last EMU for České dráhy
Lubomir Cech
January 7, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Norske Tog seeks temporary locomotive solution for the Nordland line
Lubomir Cech
January 7, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Operail expands freight capabilities with single-person C30-M locomotives
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 6, 2025
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Infrastructure
Estonian Railways initiates electrification on Tapa–Narva section
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Gmeinder delivers two DE75 BB locomotives to WDW-Rail Nederland for operations under VLO management
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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Rolling Stock
BDŽ begins operation of the first Siemens Smartron locomotive from a new batch of ten units
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Trenitalia Regionale plans introduction of one hundred new trains in 2025
Lubomir Cech
January 6, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Israel Railways ships IC3 trains to Romania for their second life
Lubomir Cech
January 4, 2025
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Freight Rail
Azerbaijan introduces temporary road tax exemptions for rail-connected freight transport from 2025
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Eurofima grants 280 million for Renfe’s class 447 refinance and fleet expansion
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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Infrastructure
After decades of planning, construction begins on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway
Lubomir Cech
January 3, 2025
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