4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (498+ words) POLAND: PKP Intercity has exercised the option for 32 additional Griffin 200 multi-system electric locomotives from Newag, increasing the number covered by its January 2024 contract from 63 to 95. Together with 15 Griffin 200s ordered previously, PKP Intercity will eventually operate 110 of the locomotives. The additional…...

6+ day, 8+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (518+ words) ARGENTINA: Works have started to facilitate the 45 km Cercanías del Este suburban rail service in Mendoza, with contracts for rolling stock, operations and maintenance awarded in recent weeks. The new service will link San Martín in the east to Luján…...

1+ week, 8+ 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, 4+ day ago   (379+ words) SPAIN: High speed operator Iryo is to expand its service offering by 13.8% in 2027, the company announced on August 31 as it confirmed that its trains can now be booked a year in advance. The company said that over the next year,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (285+ words) SWITZERLAND: Scheidt & Bachmann is to supply Basel’s BVB with 500 cashless ticket vending machines. The company will also provide 10 years of maintenance and software management, including hosting. The machines are scheduled to be commissioned in 2027. Around 500 existing ticket vending machines will…...

1+ week, 6+ 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, 6+ day ago   (493+ words) Across Europe, railway operators are under increasing pressure to expand capacity, maintain fleet availability, and meet evolving passenger expectations. Rising demand for rail services is creating a need for additional vehicles to be brought into service within increasingly demanding timeframes,…...

2+ week, 4+ hour 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, 1+ day 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....