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Saudi Arabia and Qatar Plan Gulf Railway High-Speed Line for Up to 10 Million Passengers a Year

Saudi Arabia and Qatar Plan Gulf Railway High-Speed Line for Up to 10 Million Passengers a Year

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are planning a high-speed rail (HSR) line known as the Gulf Railway, designed to carry up to 10 million passengers per year. The new line is also intended to serve as a symbol of renewed diplomatic relations between the two countries.

12 / 12 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
France Shifts Priorities in Favour of Freight Trains: Daytime Track Repairs, Night Freight Runs Uninterrupted

France Shifts Priorities in Favour of Freight Trains: Daytime Track Repairs, Night Freight Runs Uninterrupted

France has shifted its priorities in favour of rail freight. Track repairs are being carried out during…

08 / 12 / 2025
Freight
The Netherlands Abandons Hydrogen Train Plans and Switches to Battery Units

The Netherlands Abandons Hydrogen Train Plans and Switches to Battery Units

The Netherlands is abandoning plans for hydrogen trains and transitioning to battery units. They offer…

02 / 12 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
DB InfraGO Profit Cut Approved to Soften Rail Fee Increases Across Germany

DB InfraGO Profit Cut Approved to Soften Rail Fee Increases Across Germany

Germany eases infrastructure fee growth by cutting DB InfraGO’s equity interest rate to prevent rising…

17 / 11 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Combined Transport in Decline: UIRR Warns EU of Disruptions, Rising Costs and Weak Demand

Combined Transport in Decline: UIRR Warns EU of Disruptions, Rising Costs and Weak Demand

The International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) has issued a warning about a further…

16 / 11 / 2025
Freight
Digital Coupler or Electric Carriage? Ukrainian Expert Warns DAC Faces Systemic Stagnation in Europe’s Rail Modernisation

Digital Coupler or Electric Carriage? Ukrainian Expert Warns DAC Faces Systemic Stagnation in Europe’s Rail Modernisation

Ukrainian expert Borys Hanailiuk took part in this year’s TRAKO fair in Poland, contributing to profile discussions on the future of the Digital Automatic…

10 / 11 / 2025
Freight
The Germans Will Crush Us: PKP Cargo CEO Warns of Crisis, Urges Fair Conditions and Baltic Investment

The Germans Will Crush Us: PKP Cargo CEO Warns of Crisis, Urges Fair Conditions and Baltic Investment

PKP Cargo sees the future of rail freight in intermodal transport and the development of Baltic ports. However, according to the company’s management,…

05 / 11 / 2025
Freight
Deutsche Bahn Removes DB Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta: €3.1 Billion Losses End Her Restructuring Era

Deutsche Bahn Removes DB Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta: €3.1 Billion Losses End Her Restructuring Era

Deutsche Bahn has dismissed Sigrid Nikutta, Chairwoman of the Management Board and CEO of DB Cargo, effectively ending her model of restructuring the freight…

22 / 10 / 2025
Business
She’s Destroying the Company: Union Fury Erupts Over DB Cargo Chief Nikutta

She’s Destroying the Company: Union Fury Erupts Over DB Cargo Chief Nikutta

Germany’s largest transport and logistics trade union, EVG, has called for the resignation of DB Cargo CEO and Chairwoman Sigrid Nikutta.

15 / 10 / 2025
Freight
Rail Renaissance: EU Borders Modernise While the Hejaz Railway Plans a Comeback

Rail Renaissance: EU Borders Modernise While the Hejaz Railway Plans a Comeback

Rail is back at the centre of geopolitics. While Bulgaria and Turkey modernise their border routes, Jordan and Syria look to revive a historic line.

01 / 10 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Deutsche Bahn Breaks a 190-Year Delay with Evelyn Palla at the Helm as the First Female CEO

Deutsche Bahn Breaks a 190-Year Delay with Evelyn Palla at the Helm as the First Female CEO

Deutsche Bahn turns a page in history with the appointment of Evelyn Palla as its first female CEO. Her mandate begins amid secrecy, controversy, and soaring…

22 / 09 / 2025
Business
Poland Shuts Down Belarus Border Crossings, Disrupting Europe–Asia Transport Routes

Poland Shuts Down Belarus Border Crossings, Disrupting Europe–Asia Transport Routes

Poland has fully closed its border with Belarus, citing risks linked to Russian-Belarusian military drills. The decision halts rail and road crossings…

18 / 09 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Rail Breakthrough: Belgium Certifies Locomotive That Runs on Software

Rail Breakthrough: Belgium Certifies Locomotive That Runs on Software

The future of train protection has arrived in Belgium with the approval of TSC’s software-defined safety system. Built for upgrades like ETCS, the HLD77…

16 / 09 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Voith Left Waiting as DB Systemtechnik Seals EU-Rail DAC Contract

Voith Left Waiting as DB Systemtechnik Seals EU-Rail DAC Contract

EU-Rail has selected DB Systemtechnik as the main contractor for retrofitting locomotives with Digital Automatic Couplers (DAC), while Voith and Wyss &…

15 / 09 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Alstom Beats Stadler in Polish Train Tender, Eyes Record Czech Procurement

Alstom Beats Stadler in Polish Train Tender, Eyes Record Czech Procurement

Alstom has outpaced Stadler to win Poland’s high-stakes tender for 42 Coradia Max double-deckers. The victory could be just the beginning, as the company…

15 / 09 / 2025
Business
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