Latest news: A fatal rail crash near Bedford, UK, involving two East Midlands Railway services resulted in one death and many injuries, with investigations underway. Simultaneously, Poland unveiled a €144 billion plan for 4,700 km of new railways, including high-speed lines, with CPK and PKP PLK. In other news, Forwardis secured a major multi-year contract from ScandFibre Logistics for international freight between Sweden and over 20 European terminals. Spain approved a €62 million rail freight terminal in Cantabria (SICAN, Adif) to boost intermodal transport. Also, DB InfraGO began a significant infrastructure renewal on the Berlin–Hannover corridor in Germany.
Latest Railway News
Passenger Rail
HS2: Two of longest tunnels have reached halfway point
Marketa Horpeniakova
February 4, 2023
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3 min read
Passenger Rail
CER: European railway companies continue to support Ukraine
Marketa Horpeniakova
February 3, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
France: new Rail Route Connect service to switch freight from road to rail
Marketa Horpeniakova
February 3, 2023
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2 min read
Business
Hitachi Rail and Europe: senior management changes
Karel Novak
February 2, 2023
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3 min read
Business
Ukrainian Railways and Eglė Šimė, CEO of LTG Cargo, receive 2023 European Railway Award
Karel Novak
February 2, 2023
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4 min read
Freight Rail
NEXRAIL: purchase of another 50 DE 18 locomotives
Karel Novak
February 2, 2023
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2 min read
Infrastructure
EC to support 10 pilot projects to boost cross-border rail services
Karel Novak
February 1, 2023
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1 min read
Passenger Rail
Belgium: €960 million to modernize railway signalling
Marketa Horpeniakova
February 1, 2023
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3 min read
Business
Renfe: 34 women drive trains in Saudi Arabia, for the first time in history
Karel Novak
January 31, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Germany: GLS tests package delivery by train
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 31, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
XPO and Schneider Electric: new multimodal freight link between UK and France
Karel Novak
January 30, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
UK: the first freight train running on eco-friendly GD+ fuel has been put into service
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 30, 2023
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Global coal consumption to remain high, creating opportunities for rail freight
Karel Novak
January 30, 2023
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4 min read
Passenger Rail
10 more trains from Škoda Group for Estonian Elron
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 28, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Operail: sale of another batch of wagons
Marketa Horpeniakova
January 27, 2023
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3 min read
Freight Rail
TX Logistik AG: New rail freight connection between Wilhelmshaven and Southern Germany
Karel Novak
January 27, 2023
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2 min read
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