Vienna orders additional Flexity LRVs
City of Vienna and Wiener Linien exercised an option and ordered 27 additional Flexity low-floor light rail vehicles, part of […]
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SBB Cargo International orders 20 Vectron locomotives
The Swiss company SBB Cargo International AG, in cooperation with Südleasing GmbH, has ordered an additional 20 Vectron multi-system locomotives […]
Railpool secures new funding
Railpool, one of Europe’s leading rolling stock rental company, has secured financing totalling EUR 460 million which will support company’s […]
VR Study: Train travel in Finland is growing in popularity
In Finland, more people consider the train a good option for long journeys than in Sweden. In both countries, people […]
Rail secures 80% of 2023 CEF Transport grants
The European Commission has selected 134 projects to receive over EUR 7 billion grants under a 2023 CEF Transport call […]
Rail Baltica set to receive additional EUR 1.2 billion in EU funding
On 17 July 2024, the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS, representing the Ministries of Climate of Estonia, Transport […]
Public consultation to begin for Panevėžys rail node
Rail Baltica will begin public consultation procedure for Panevėžys rail node which will comprise and international passenger station located in […]
DART to Drogheda takes a significant step forward
The extension of the DART to Drogheda, serving expanding communities along the Coast from Dublin, took a significant step forward […]
12 million passengers by rail during EURO 2024
EURO2024 on rail meant 12 million passengers, 260,000 fan tickets, 10,000 additional seats per day and 22 team trips with […]
Alstom to retrofit 449 ÖBB vehicles with ETCS
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Alstom signed a framework agreement to upgrade 449 vehicles with ETCS signalling technology with the […]