Europe’s largest light-rail interlocking system is still using safety technology from the 1970s. That is now set to change after Siemens Mobility and Ruhrbahn signed a 180-million-euro contract…
Germany is set to commence construction on a new 400-million-euro depot for high-speed trains in Dortmund. After receiving the green light from Berlin, the works are now expected…
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has unveiled the new prototype of its successor to the widely popular Regio-Shuttle RS1 rail bus, the RS ZERO. Capable of running on hydrogen…
Austrian railway company ÖBB is halting several of its night train services—launched only eight months ago—due to “extensive” infrastructure work. Passengers hoping to travel from Berlin and Vienna…
Berlin’s famed S-Bahn service is marking its centenary today, celebrating its first scheduled journey in the German capital with a special addition to the tracks: one of its…
Czechia railway infrastructure operator Správa Železnic (SZ) has selected the companies that will handle the reconstruction of the railway route between the Czech town of Domažlice and the…
Construction of the new Friesenbrücke (Frisian Bridge) over the Ems River near the German city of Weener is progressing: several tons of the bridge’s first section were installed…
After three and a half years and numerous delays, trains between Germany and Poland are once again crossing the River Oder near Küstrin-Kietz. This is due to a…
Deutsche Bahn Group will lay off 30,000 of its staff, nearly 10 per cent of its total employees, Reuters reported on Thursday, after Germany’s state-owned carrier announced almost…
French rail manufacturer Alstom has secured its largest German contract to date with a €4 billion order to transform the S-Bahn Cologne network with 90 new commuter trains.
Football fans from Scotland are in Germany for the opening match of Euro 2024. The host nation is playing Scotland in the opening match of the tournament. The…
The much-anticipated launch of Arriva’s Three-Country Train, scheduled for 9 June, has been delayed. This news, already anticipated due to storm damage requiring track repairs between Maastricht and…
Another year–another round of heavy spring/summer rainfall that causes problems in the German railway network. Last weekend, multiple services were disrupted in Bavaria, with impairments persisting on Monday,…
Carrier Arriva has put the first FLIRT trains with ETCS into use for the Three-Country Train between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Travellers can now transit between Maastricht,…
Škoda Group’s production site in Pilsen nears completion of the first Škoda ForCity Plus FCB trams. These trams are customised to meet the specific needs and environments of…