Offering a lower price and shorter travel time, operator Gepard Express has won the tender for the direct rail connection between Brno and Vienna International Airport in favour of current operator RegioJet. Operations will start...Read more
Named after Emperor Franz Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the ‘Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Bahn’ is a railway that connects the Austrian capital Vienna to Prague in Czech Republic. Its first section went into operation in 1868. Now,...Read more
Polish railway infrastructure manager PKP PLK and its Czech counterpart Správa železnic have agreed to strengthen their cooperation during a joint meeting in Warsaw. The talks included the exchanging experiences in investment implementation and a...Read more
GreenCityTrip will launch a night train service between Amsterdam and Prague from April 21 onwards, the company announced on Tuesday. The operator will run a maximum of three trains per week, which also call at...Read more
From a seat on Tyneside to sitting beside the manufacturers in Czech Republic, central Europe. Newcastle Metro drivers have had their first chance to drive the new Stadler Metro train on the test track in...Read more
Czech infrastructure manager Správa železnic has finished the reconstruction of a bridge and tunnel near Děčín, important for international rail freight traffic to and from Germany. Earlier on Thursday, the first freight trains started using...Read more
Škoda Group has acquired Belgian onboard safety software and signalling systems developer The Signalling Company, the Czech rolling stock manufacturer announced on Tuesday. The firm will be integrated as a signalling business unit within the...Read more
Since 7 December 2022, the first TGV M test train from Alstom’s Avelia Horizon range has been at the Velim test site in the Czech Republic. This test campaign will last almost 6 months and...Read more
ČD Telematika has commissioned Alstom to supply and install the European Train Control System (ETCS) on 7 high-speed Pendolino vehicles and for 66 electric vehicles. The ETCS system will be supplemented by national functionalities to...Read more
Správa železnic will install cameras at a level crossing in the Vendryně municipality in a bid to reduce dangerous and premature crossings of level crossings by motorists. The installation will become active on February 1...Read more
Destined for the city centres and suburbs of North East England, new Stadler-built metro trains have been spotted in the Swiss Alps. The trains are at the start of their long journey to acceptance and...Read more
For the development of high-speed rail in the ‘Three Seas Region’ between the Baltic Sea in the North, the Black Sea in central Europe and the Adriatic Sea, Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK), Rail Baltica...Read more
Czech Railways (České dráhy) has issued a tender for the supply and service of 15 trains powered by batteries as well as catenary. The trains should have a range of at least 80 kilometers in...Read more
The first train of the fifth generation TGV rolling stock has arrived at the Velim testing facility at Cerhenice in the Czech Republic. There, manufacturer Alstom, SNCF Voyageurs and SNCF Matériel will conduct a series...Read more
Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom and hydrogen producer Air Products have signed a Memorium of Understanding (MoU) to deploy hydrogen solutions forrail for the Czech Republic, including the necessary infrastructure.Read more