Irish Rail tests longer freight trains
Irish Railways (Iarnród Éireann) operated a 440m-long container freight train between Dublin North Wall and Claremorris as part of trials […]
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Orient/East-Med Corridor rail freight action plan signed
Transport ministers of eight EU countries located along the Orient East-Med Corridor signed a declaration on 21st June 2016 on […]
DB and Georgian Railways agree cooperation
Deutsche Bahn and Georgia’s national rail operator have agreed to expand the scope of their strategic cooperation activities. A memorandum […]
HSH Nordbank provides refinancing for Akiem
HSH Nordbank has approved a refinancing line for Akiem, making available a loan of EUR 125 million. The total amount […]
GWR unveils the first Class 800 train
Great Western Railway unveiled the first of a fleet of state-of-the-art new trains which will be put into service on […]
PESA multiple-units get homologation in Germany
“We are in the final stages of the homologation procedure for the Link diesel-electric multiple-units in the Czech Republic, Poland […]
Netherlands plans driverless train trials
ProRail, the Dutch rail infrastructure manager, announced plans to trial driverless freight trains on the Betuweroute between Rotterdam and Germany. […]
ÖBB enhances passenger experience with live broadcast TV solution
Nomad Digital has successfully partnered with Austrian rail operator ÖBB to deliver a fleet-wide passenger WiFi upgrade and a comprehensive […]
Documentation approved for railway links to Kerch Strait bridge
Russia’s Federal Autonomous Institution GlavGosEkspertiza approved the project documentation and findings of the engineering survey under the project for the […]
Germany to support Ukraine rail development
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman announced that Germany intends to provide EUR 300 million to Ukraine for energy, infrastructure and […]