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June 26, 2026 | Financial

German states seek an extra €14bn for regional rail

The additional funding for 2026-2031 is needed to offset higher track access charges.

January 19, 2026 | Fleet

Czech Railways tenders BEMU contracts

Two framework agreements for the supply of up to 120 new battery trains in total.

November 10, 2025 | Passenger

DB long-distance punctuality hits record low

Nearly half of all long-distance passenger services ran late, according to provisional data.

January 15, 2024 | Passenger

Regional railways enter a new paradigm

Increasing congestion in the heart of major cities is prompting population shift towards surrounding suburban and regional areas, raising challenges for transport operators and authorities. The rail industry is embracing new technology to rise to the challenge, as David Burroughs discovers.

August 4, 2023 | Main line

Buses replace trains on 10 MÁV regional routes

Hungarian national operator cites rolling stock and staff shortages for withdrawing services.

December 15, 2022 | Freight

US short line Regional Rail to expand

US short line Regional Rail to expand.

January 27, 2021 | Fleet

New fleets and funding aids Covid-19 recovery

AS Germany and the rest of Europe hopefully turn a corner with mass vaccination sparking a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the rail industry should also begin to recover this year.

July 24, 2020 | Rolling stock

EIB approves €450m for Trenitalia hybrid trains

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €450m financing package with Trenitalia to support the purchase of 135 new diesel-electric-battery-powered hybrid trains.

January 14, 2019 | Europe

DB’s troubles continue despite market growth

THE German rail market continued to grow in 2018. Figures for the first half of the year issued by the Federal Statistical Office Destatis showed expansion in the long-distance segment of 3.8% to 71 million passengers and 0.9% in regional and urban rail to 1.3 billion passengers.

June 21, 2018 | Europe

Rhineland-Palatinate and Grand Est tender cross-border services

THE German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the French Grand Est region have agreed to deepen cross-border cooperation and on June 19 released a joint concept and tender for cross-border regional rail services to start operation in December 2024.

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