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
Rolling Stock
Beacon announces order for 30 bi-mode locomotives for operation in the UK
Karel Novak
December 1, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Alstom has demonstrated fully autonomous shunting locomotive control in the Netherlands
Marketa Horpeniakova
December 1, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
EBRD lends €43 million to modernize Serbia Cargo’s rail fleet
Karel Novak
December 1, 2022
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3 min read
Technology & Innovation
Three out of four logistics companies use digital electronic consignment notes (e-CMR)
Karel Novak
November 30, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Iran and Russia have agreed to increase the volume of transported goods by rail
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 30, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
PKP PLK to provide PKP Cargo with infrastructure for PLN 683.6 million (EUR 145.6 million)
Karel Novak
November 30, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Hitachi Rail: on-board digital technology to run trains across European borders
Karel Novak
November 29, 2022
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Nurminen Logistics has launched a train service to Kazakhstan
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 29, 2022
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
IoT in Freight Rail: How to Go Beyond Track and Trace
RAILMARKET NEWS
November 29, 2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Austria: train services to resume on Tuesday including freight
Karel Novak
November 28, 2022
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1 min read
Freight Rail
VTG extends FastTrack service for flat cars at Senftenberg and Hagen rail nodes
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 28, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Ermewa delivers 200 newly built grain wagons to Rail Cargo Logistics
Karel Novak
November 28, 2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Austria: negotiations failed, all trains stand still tomorrow
Karel Novak
November 27, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
CPK starts design of the first high-speed railway line in Poland
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 26, 2022
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3 min read
Infrastructure
Monday, 28/11: all train services in Austria disrupted
Karel Novak
November 25, 2022
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1 min read
Business
A.P. Moller – Maersk adds Khazaen Dry Port to its global network of port calls
Karel Novak
November 25, 2022
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2 min read
Technology & Innovation
Hitachi Rail to provide digital signalling in central and northern Italy
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 25, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
The latest study on light rail vehicles: despite the recessionary trend, demand is growing
Marketa Horpeniakova
November 24, 2022
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