Latest news: A recent incident saw freight wagons fall from a bridge in Munich due to a shunting error. On the innovation front, Stadler unveiled the first narrow-gauge hydrogen train in Switzerland for regional services in Sardinia, Italy, aiming for significant CO₂ reduction. An Alstom-led consortium won EUR 690m in contracts to modernize rail corridors in Egypt. Separately, PKP Intercity initiated testing of Newag Impuls3 hybrid units in Poland, and GB Railfreight trialed Class 99 dual-mode locomotives on intermodal services in the UK.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
Volkswagen vehicle exports from Slovakia to China routed by rail through Venice
Lubomir Cech
November 3, 2025
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Infrastructure
Hitachi to modernise key Sofia–Serbia rail link
Karel Novak
November 3, 2025
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Rolling Stock
InnoWay Trieste reaches 100-wagon milestone in modular freight production
Lubomir Cech
November 3, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Hexafret inspects open box wagon production at Greenbrier’s Severin site
Lubomir Cech
November 3, 2025
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Business
Jean Castex appointed CEO of SNCF for four-year term
Lubomir Cech
November 3, 2025
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Technology & Innovation
Startups in TrenLab help Renfe’s innovation potential on railways
Lubomir Cech
November 2, 2025
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Infrastructure
New FGC airport train unveiled in Barcelona
Karel Novak
November 1, 2025
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Infrastructure
West Midlands Railway upgrades its depot in Birmingham
Lubomir Cech
November 1, 2025
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Freight Rail
GE Appliances becomes anchor shipper on new Louisville-West Coast intermodal link
Lubomir Cech
October 31, 2025
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Passenger Rail
FirstGroup submits new open access Lumo bids
Lubomir Cech
October 31, 2025
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Business
CARGOUNIT signs full-service maintenance agreement for Vectron fleet with Siemens Mobility
Lubomir Cech
October 31, 2025
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Business
Intermodal operators call for help: Freight shifts back to road, immediate policy response is urgent
Lubomir Cech
October 31, 2025
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Infrastructure
Poland will modernise rail access to its first nuclear power plant
Lubomir Cech
October 31, 2025
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Passenger Rail
SBB and RDC launch Basel–Malmö night train in April 2026 with federal funding
Lubomir Cech
October 31, 2025
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