Latest Austria News
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Gail Valley Railway Electrification Almost Complete
The electrication works on the Gail Valley Railway in Austria have entered their final phase. The OLE will go live on 11 November for testin…
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New Electronic Interlocking at Linz Station
A new electronic interlocking has been put into service at Linz Central Station allowing increased passenger numbers and cargo volume.
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RegioJet Adds Budapest to Its Destinations
Open-access operator RegioJet will add Budapest as a train destination starting in June 2020. Its trains currently termiante in Vienna.
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Industry Insider Week 27 – 9 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 27: Vivarail wins Environment Award, Switzerland invests 1 billion in its rail infrastructure and mor…
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OEBB Increases Rockfall and Avalanche Protections
OEBB to increase its rockfall and avalanche protection measures. Helicopters will drop materials to the worksite 250m above the railway line…
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SBB Cargo International CEO Sven Flore on the Rail Freight Industry
Sven Flore, CEO of SBB Cargo International, gives his thoughts on the Ceneri Base Tunnel, the future of freight, ETCS and more.
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Stadler to Deliver Ten Further Locomotives to ELP
After a framework agreement for 100 locomotives announced earlier in May, Stadler is now to supply ten further electric locomotives to ELP.
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OEBB Presents Plans for New Lower Inn Valley Railway
OEBB has presented its plans for the new Brenner access line - the Lower Inn Valley railway between Brannenburg and Kundl.
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ROREXS Rail Loading Unit Adapts to Customer Needs
Robel is renowned expert for the rail loading process: For 60 years, the company has been engineering loading trains for network...
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Stadler Giruno High-Speed Train for the Gotthard Receives Operating Licence
Stadler Giruno high-speed train for the Gotthard is given its operating licence by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport. The client is SBB.
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider Week 12
The Industry Insider week 12 featuring all the must-read rail news stories from 18–22 March, including the Eurotunnel shuttle refurbishment.
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OEBB's Rail Cargo Group Deepens Its Links in Italy
OEBB's rail freight arm, Rail Cargo Group, is strengthening its ties to two major Italian Adriatic ports: Trieste and Venice.
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7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 11
All the important news from the railway sector for week 11 of 2019 in the Railway-News Industry Insider, from rolling stock orders to signal…
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Siemens to Supply Additional 24 Desiro ML Regional Trains to OEBB
Austrian Federal Railways has ordered an additional 24 Desiro ML regional trains from Siemens, bringing the total number of trains ordered t…
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 7
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 11–15 February 2019.
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Rail Cargo Group Launches Direct Service to Germany's Main Baltic Port
Rail Cargo Group has launched a direct rail service between Wels (Austria) and Lübeck (Germany). This service will commence with two trains …
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12 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 6
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 4–8 February 2019.
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OEBB to Invest 381 Million Euros into Styrian Rail Network
OEBB infrastructure investments for 2019: from track expansions, station improvements and mobile phone and wifi, Styria will get a 381 milli…
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Bombardier to Supply and Maintain 18 TW500 FLEXITY Trams for Vienna
Bombardier has signed a contract with Wiener Lokalbahnen for the provision of 18 TW500 FLEXITY trams, which are to operate in Vienna. The co…
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Austrian Federal Railways Investing in Next-Generation Vehicle Maintenance
Austrian Federal Railways (OEBB) Technical Services are investing in next-generation vehicle maintenance. OEBB will spend 12 million euros t…
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First OEBB Cityjet TALENT 3 Arrives in Austria
The first OEBB Cityjet TALENT 3 train by Bombardier arrived in Austria on 15 November. This is a piece of railway history, says OEBB (Austri…
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Austrian Federal Railways Announces Improvements for 2019 Timetable
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have announced the additional connections and services they will be launching as part of the new European-wi…
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European Court of Auditors: Progress is Slow on High-Speed Rail Across the EU
In Europe, Japan and China in particular, but also in other parts of the world, high-speed rail is considered an innovative transport mode, …