PKP adds CZ Loko shunting locomotives
Polish state railway operator PKP has added six CZ Loko diesel shunting locomotives to its fleet, as part of an ongoing 8-million euro renewal programme.Read more
Automatic railwagon recognition pioneer Himmelsbach shows no signs of slowing down
German firm Himmelsbach is a pioneer of 25 years in the field of automatic identification, registration and inspection of railway cars. The company’s analysis systems have been deployed in a host of countries, ranging from...Read more
Alstom completes trial run of Cairo monorail system
Alstom carried out the first trail run with its Innovia 300 monorail train in Cairo this week. Local authorities aim to enter the city’s two planned monorail lines into operation in 2023.Read more
DB lands mammoth contract for operation of Egypt high-speed network
Deutsche Bahn will operate Egypts future high-speed network, the construction of which marks the country’s largest rail project in history. The contract has an initial run time of 15 years and could be worth several...Read more
Thalys services between Brussels and Paris severely disrupted
Thalys is forced to cancel a host of planned trains between Brussels and Paris on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the high-speed operator announced on Friday. Earlier that day, the 09:15 from Amsterdam to Paris...Read more
European Sleeper’s winter night train to France put off
European Sleeper and travel organisation Sunweb will not be able to offer their planned night train service to the French Alps this winter, the companies announced on Thursday. Too many obstacles remain for a timely...Read more
Czech rolling stock manufacturer Škoda opens branch in Italy
Škoda Transportation Group opened an office of its new subsidiary in Florence, Italy, on Friday 28 October in a bid to strengthen its position on the international market. The company sees similarities between the Czech...Read more
How to reduce fine dust in the air from steel transport by train?
How can steel transportation be done more sustainably? One step that helps to reduce the footprint of this supply chain is right at the start, with a new unloading system that minimises the formation of...Read more
European Sleeper targets 2023 for delayed first night train service
Rail startup European Sleeper aims to start offering its Brussels-to-Prague night train service next year, the company writes in an update published on Tuesday. European Sleeper had initially targeted April 2022 for its start of...Read more
How combining data can make the most of train monitoring
Partner article“Just alarming is not enough, with fleet condition monitoring we want to keep the fleet in such a condition so that incidents do not happen”, says Markus Urban, Product Manager at voestalpine Signaling. Along with...Read more
Renfe expects 2023 profit despite steep increase in energy costs
Spanish operator Renfe expects to end the 2023 financial year with a profit before taxes of 98 million euros, president Isaías Táboas said on Thursday, adding that there has been a steep increase in the...Read more
EU Parliament throws weight behind alternative fuels infrastructure for railway
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). This heralds the next step for Brussels in setting up a new legal framework for the rollout out of infrastructure...Read more
Countdown to Swiss record attempt: assembling a 1.91-kilometre train
In precisely ten days, Swiss operator Rhaetian Railway (RhB) will attempt to run the longest passenger train ever assembled. In this first part of a two-part series on the record attempt, RailTech.com puts the spot...Read more