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
DB to invest in infrastructure between Hamburg and Berlin
Karel Novak
June 12, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
3 new intermodal lines, 1 expansion abroad and 8 short rolling stock news
Lubomir Cech
June 12, 2023
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Caltrain tests the electric operation of its new trains in California
Lubomir Cech
June 9, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Semitrailers on trains in Spain: Adif and operators take action
Lubomir Cech
June 8, 2023
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3 min read
Technology & Innovation
PESA’s hydrogen shunter approved for operation in Poland
Lubomir Cech
June 8, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Win a trip to Paris by naming the sights on this CAPTRAIN España locomotive
Lubomir Cech
June 7, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
EffiShunter 1000 approved for test operation on the Swedish network
Lubomir Cech
June 7, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
RCG: First test train with own traction in Serbia
Karel Novak
June 6, 2023
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Ľubomír Dlábik, ELP: Balkan is an ideal region for EuroDual locomotives
Lubomir Cech
June 6, 2023
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4 min read
Business
Siemens Mobility acquires Optrail to extend functionality of its train planning system
Karel Novak
June 5, 2023
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2 min read
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