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June 5, 2026 | Employment

IRJ Women in Rail Awards 2026: Part 1

Welcome to IRJ’s Women in Rail Award 2026. Our annual search for the brightest and best female leaders and managers goes from strength to strength. We present the career profiles of 14 remarkable women working across the railway industry in all parts of the world.

February 20, 2025 | Infrastructure

Railways in mountainous regions seek improved resilience to climate change

Extreme weather conditions associated with climate change are an increasing hazard for railway operations in mountainous areas, including the Alps and other central European ranges. Mark Simmons examines how operators and infrastructure managers are responding to the challenges.

February 10, 2025 | Main line

Austria’s newest railway approaches the finishing line

Around a quarter of a century after construction first started on Austria’s Koralm Railway, the final phases are underway, with opening scheduled for the end of this year. Mark Simmons charts the progress of this ambitious new main line and considers how it will benefit the wider European rail network.

September 19, 2024 | Innovations

Contenders line up for Sustainability Impact Awards

Previewing a selection of the shortlisted nominees for the UIC’s Sustainability Impact Awards 2024 ahead of the ceremony on September 25 at InnoTrans.

May 31, 2024 | Freight

Rail Cargo Group acquires Captrain Netherlands

Austrian freight operator continues its European expansion, also setting up a second subsidiary in Serbia.

April 20, 2023 | Financial

IRJ in brief - Fresh Faces

New CEOs for TransNamib, BVG, Transdev Australia - New Zealand and CFL Cargo Group, and new MDs for Avanti West Coast, Go-Ahead Norwegian, Retrack Germany and ÖBB Production.

February 17, 2023 | Fleet

New trains and new horizons for ÖBB Nightjets

With a new fleet on the way and sleeper services booked out months in advance, the future is looking promising for ÖBB’s overnight network, as David Burroughs explains.

February 15, 2023 | Freight

RCG remains upbeat as challenges mount

The list of challenges that the European rail freight sector faces is a long one. But the introduction of new processes, optimised freight flows and the promised benefits of DAC signal a potential light at the end of the tunnel, as Rail Cargo Group CEO Clemens Först explains to David Burroughs.

February 13, 2023 | Fleet

IRJ News in brief - Fleet

Valencia signs LRV contract, more Siemens Vectrons for Czech Railways, open gangway metro trains for New York, and a tender for up to 67 new coaches in Austria.

January 16, 2023 | Freight

Rail Cargo Group launches Serbian subsidiary

Subsidiary will handle transit traffic from Turkey.

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