Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Wabtec completes acquisition of Dellner Couplers from EQT
SWEDEN: Wabtec has completed the acquisition of Dellner Couplers from investment group EQT, saying the coupler and gangway manufacturer brings ‘highly attractive and complementary technologies’.
Spitzke invests in high-performance Plasser & Theurer track machines
GERMANY: Rail infrastructure contractor Spitzke is expanding its track maintenance machine fleet through a large-scale order placed with Plasser & Theurer.
Milano single-track interurban light rail restoration underway
ITALY: Reconstruction works have started on the 1 445 mm gauge Milano – Limbiate interurban light rail line.
Praha tunnel approved as part of airport link project
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of the Environment has approved plans for the construction of a tunnel under the northern suburbs of Praha as part of the development of an airport rail link.
Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina discuss reopening of Una line
EUROPE: The transport ministers of Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina have met to discuss topics including restarting passenger services between Zagreb and Sarajevo and the revival of the out-of-use Una route between Zagreb and Split.
Warszawa tram depot goes digital
POLAND: Tramwaje Warszawskie has rolled out Peak Mobility’s PEAK.DMS depot management system to automate key processes at its Annopol depot.
FS Group launches London-based transport consultancy to solve challenges at scale
Metrans picks Szeged as its next intermodal hub
ICE4 remote control project aims to make train depot movements more efficient
Driverless metro train on test
Italferr rebranded as ‘an ambassador of high-tech Italian engineering’
Ireland: Next steps emerge in all-island rail vision
Skills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
RENFE postpones high speed train procurement
Aachen regional electrification gets underway
Comment: Singapore metro ‘scandal’ shows the grass is always greener
Cybersecurity powers needed to ensure Europe ‘does not lose control of its rail networks’
Catanzaro suburban line reopens after realignment and modernisation
Pfaffensteig Tunnel included in €2·5bn German funding package
Swiss Federal Council develops multimodal 2045 transport plan
Ticketing and access to secondhand rolling stock lead European Commission’s 2026 rail agenda
‘New rules’ see capacity, cost and reliability drive intermodal rail freight growth
DB demonstrates remote controlled S-Bahn train at München depot
MÁV gains full ownership of Dunakeszi Járműjavító