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
Freight Rail
A pilot project to transport 600 tonnes of maize from Ukraine to Spain by train
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 15, 2022
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2 min read
Business
Knorr-Bremse will equip 130 Coradia Stream regional trains in Germany with its systems
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 15, 2022
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3 min read
Business
HHLA has seen an increased share of rail transport in the first half of 2022.
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 13, 2022
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Faster rail transport between the Czech Republic and Poland
Karel Novak
August 12, 2022
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1 min read
Freight Rail
The first direct rail freight line Rijeka-Czech Republic is in operation
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 12, 2022
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2 min read
Business
Colas Rail acquires shares of the German group Hasselmann
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 11, 2022
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2 min read
Business
ShipMonk's first logistics center in continental Europe is built in the Czech Republic.
Karel Novak
August 11, 2022
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3 min read
Business
New CEO of Ciech Cargo, the carrier of the Ciech chemical group
Karel Novak
August 10, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Estonian locomotive is allowed to operate on the Finnish railway
Karel Novak
August 9, 2022
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Budapest's restored railway bridge over the Danube has been put into operation
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 9, 2022
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3 min read
Business
Maersk to acquire Danish company Martin Bencher Group to strengthen the handling of project logistics
Karel Novak
August 9, 2022
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3 min read
Business
Renfe trains the first Saudi female drivers
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 8, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Digitalisation is necessary for effective railway traffic
Karel Novak
August 8, 2022
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5 min read
Business
First Environmental Impact Assessment report on the Rail Baltica main route in Estonia
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 6, 2022
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Germany: train crashed into stationary freight wagons
Karel Novak
August 5, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Route closures and construction activity in Germany slow down Hupac's combined transport
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 5, 2022
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3 min read
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