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
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
Business
DB Netz AG has appointed a new Chairman of the Management Board
Karel Novak
August 4, 2022
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2 min read
Freight Rail
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group: new TransFER connections between Central Europe and Turkey
Karel Novak
August 4, 2022
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Tortoise on rail: giant turtle stopped train transport on track in southeast England
Karel Novak
August 3, 2022
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1 min read
Technology & Innovation
Finishing the extensive renovation of the Bosruck Tunnel
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 2, 2022
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Shunting locomotive for tough weather conditions even beyond the Arctic Circle
Karel Novak
August 2, 2022
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Siemens Mobility supplies 10 Vectron locomotives to ČD Cargo
Karel Novak
August 2, 2022
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2 min read
Passenger Rail
Hybrid between train and air has been presented in Toronto
Karel Novak
August 1, 2022
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2 min read
Business
Britain was paralyzed by rail workers’ strikes again
Marketa Horpeniakova
August 1, 2022
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3 min read
Business
Union Pacific signed a historic deal with Wabtec to modernize its locomotives
Marketa Horpeniakova
July 30, 2022
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3 min read
Freight Rail
Amazon offers its intermodal capacity to other shippers in the USA
Marketa Horpeniakova
July 29, 2022
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3 min read
Business
New intermodal connection between Tilbury2 and Manchester means 20.000 fewer lorries annually
Karel Novak
July 28, 2022
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2 min read
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