Latest news: Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) secured €4bn in funding for network investment and upgrades across Italy. Siemens Mobility won a significant €3bn contract from Italo Holding for 26 Velaro high-speed trains. In Germany, VTG announced the closure of its intermodal wagon maintenance workshop by end-2026. Separately, HŽ Passenger Transport procured six Končar battery-electric multiple units (BEMUs) for Croatia, while Leo Express strengthened its management for European growth.
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Freight Rail
Pakistan Railways sets new record with longest freight train run
Marketa Horpeniakova
March 18, 2024
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Freight Rail
DB Cargo introduces the first Vectron Dual Mode light from Siemens Mobility
Lubomir Cech
March 18, 2024
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Freight Rail
GB Railfreight, Porterbrook and Greenbrier: 50 new box wagons
Lubomir Cech
March 18, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Wabtec to supply locomotives to Grupo RAS in Uruguay
Marketa Horpeniakova
March 15, 2024
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Rolling Stock
All 5 Vectrons from Akiem to Green Cargo have been delivered
Lubomir Cech
March 15, 2024
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Rolling Stock
Porterbrook buys second-hand Electrostar trains to lease them to GTR
Lubomir Cech
March 15, 2024
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Passenger Rail
Alstom debuts with its own rail service in the UK through new open access operator, WSMR
Lubomir Cech
March 14, 2024
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Captrain Italia reinforces partnership with RAILPOOL for fleet renewal
Karel Novak
March 14, 2024
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2 min read
Freight Rail
No siding, no problem: RCG proves that multimodal works in a single wagonload transport
Lubomir Cech
March 14, 2024
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4 min read
Freight Rail
LTG Cargo extends services to Latvia and Estonia for ORLEN Lietuva
Marketa Horpeniakova
March 14, 2024
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Business
Hitachi: poll supports high-speed rail instead of flights
Karel Novak
March 14, 2024
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2 min read
Infrastructure
VINCI Construction wins €700 million contract to renew the French rail network
Marketa Horpeniakova
March 13, 2024
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1 min read
Freight Rail
ÖBB Rail Cargo launches new rail services between Italy and Germany
Marketa Horpeniakova
March 13, 2024
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Rolling Stock
The first major overhaul of PKP CARGO Vectron
Lubomir Cech
March 13, 2024
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Technology & Innovation
GATX Rail Europe telematics package now a standard feature of lease contracts
Lubomir Cech
March 13, 2024
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