4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (622+ words) Within days of his June 19 appointment, Malepszak had begun arguing in Polish media that Port Polska should concentrate on trains capable of around 200–230 km/h, which he saw as the more immediate requirement for airport, regional and inter-regional services. ‘The…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (757+ words) EUROPE: Trenitalia’s Hitachi Rail-built Frecciarossa 1000 trainsets are undergoing an extensive authorisation programme in Germany and Austria ahead of the planned launch of direct services from Italy to München in summer 2027. The testing is being carried out in co-operation with Deutsche…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (435+ words) SPAIN: Renfe and its suppliers are making progress in the complex task of renewing the rolling stock used across a slew of the country’s narrow gauge railways, most of which formed part of the former FEVE business that was amalgamated…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (250+ words) GERMANY: CAF has demonstrated a battery-only range of 273 km with its Class 557 BEMU. The manufacturer hopes that this will enable the production fleet to run further than they will typically need to without overhead power on the Niederrhein-Münsterland network. Alongside…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (251+ words) FRANCE: Velvet has obtained its Railway Undertaking licence from France’s Directorate-General for Infrastructure, Transport & Mobility, marking the first major regulatory approval on its path to launching high speed services between Paris and western France in 2028. Velvet’s progress comes as a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (404+ words) SPAIN: The first five of 79 Series 453 partly double-deck electric multiple-units being supplied by Stadler València for use on Madrid suburban routes entered service on August 24. It is expected that 17 EMUs will be in service by the end of the year....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (384+ words) PORTUGAL: B-Rail’s ambitions to operate long-distance trains competing against state incumbent CP could be affected by Spanish national operator Renfe’s plans to enter the Portuguese market, the would-be open access operator’s CEO Alberto Castanho Ribeiro has told Railway Gazette International....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) PORTUGAL: Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente has announced that national train operator Renfe is to seek authorisation for the use of its Talgo Series 106 Avril and S107 trainsets in Portugal. This follows unsuccessful attempts to get the S106s authorised for use on…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (838+ words) The Baltic Rail Freight Conference brought together a range of regional stakeholders to evaluate the potential for expanding rail and multimodal freight in the region, identify key challenges and empower key players to explore the market opportunities. Toma Bačić reports....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (267+ words) Such has been the impact on DB’s long distance trains, including the ICE high speed service, that the number of passengers has been falling since the post-pandemic bounce back of 2022-23. In July, Italian open access operator Italo ordered a high…...