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.
Latest Railway News
Infrastructure
Major HS2 milestone: 'Florence' and 'Cecilia' reach 90% of the way through the Chiltern tunnel
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 22, 2023
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Rolling Stock
HSL Polska leases two PESA Gama locomotives from Cargounit
Lubomir Cech
December 22, 2023
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Rolling Stock
Newag will deliver 46 single-system Griffin locomotives for PKP Intercity
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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Freight Rail
Kombiverkehr announces new routes to Sweden starting January 2024
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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Rolling Stock
Stadler's EURO9000 locomotive approved for operations in Belgium and the Netherlands
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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Freight Rail
Ore train derails in northern Sweden, disrupting Malmbanan railway operations
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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Freight Rail
UK sets an ambitious 75% rail freight growth target by 2050
Lubomir Cech
December 21, 2023
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2 min read
Business
Ute Oldenburg strengthens management of the RDC Germany
Karel Novak
December 20, 2023
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1 min read
Passenger Rail
Mayan train inaugurated: A new era for transportation and tourism in Southeast Mexico
Lubomir Cech
December 20, 2023
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2 min read
Infrastructure
From vision to reality: EU agrees on transformative TEN-T network upgrade
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 20, 2023
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Rolling Stock
UZ launches the first grain wagon compatible with standard-gauge track
Lubomir Cech
December 19, 2023
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Rolling Stock
DB is looking for up to 95 new 300 km/h high-speed trains
Lubomir Cech
December 19, 2023
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Infrastructure
EIB Global invests in Moldovan railway infrastructure
Lubomir Cech
December 19, 2023
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Passenger Rail
Škoda 16Ev electric trains enter service in Latvia
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 19, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
SCI: What global logistics players need in times of crisis
Karel Novak
December 19, 2023
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3 min read
Infrastructure
Akiem strengthens maintenance capabilities: new developments in Sweden and France
Lubomir Cech
December 18, 2023
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Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility: 75 Mireo trains for Leipzig
Karel Novak
December 18, 2023
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Passenger Rail
Allegro trains to join VR's long-distance domestic fleet by 2025
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 18, 2023
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