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Belgian electric locomotive hauling car transport wagons toward the Port of Zeebrugge.

10.08.2026

DP World completes first Zeebrugge–Aiud vehicle rail move

10.08.2026

Former Správa železnic Chief Charged in Procurement Case

High-speed rail maintenance in China gets new HSG-2

10.08.2026

Vossloh-Futrifer JV Targets Grinding and Milling in Morocco

Front entrance of Yeshwantpur Junction railway station in Bengaluru.

10.08.2026

KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur Plan Platform Expansion

INDIA: South Western Railway is advancing platform-capacity plans at KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur, with two additional platforms planned at KSR and four proposed at Yeshwantpur Junction.
Northern entrance to Victoria Cross Metro station in North Sydney.

10.08.2026

IGLU Buys $86.94m Site Beside Victoria Cross Metro

AUSTRALIA: IGLU has bought a 3,132 sq m site beside Victoria Cross Metro station in North Sydney for $86. 94 million, moving former metro construction land toward private mixed-use redevelopment.
Amtrak Midwest Lincoln Service train leaving Chicago with a Siemens SC-44 Charger locomotive.

10.08.2026

Amtrak Midwest Cancellations Extend Through Aug. 21

USA: Amtrak Midwest cancellations from Chicago are scheduled to continue through Aug. 21 on five corridors, following an earlier wave of service cuts linked to a shortage of serviceable locomotives.
Auckland train and platforms inside Waitematā Station.

10.08.2026

Auckland City Rail Link to Open for Passengers September 13

NEW ZEALAND: Auckland’s City Rail Link will open to passengers on September 13, launching a new rail network through the city centre with three redesigned train lines and new underground stations.
BNSF and Montana Rail Link locomotives hauling a freight train through Mullan Pass.

10.08.2026

BLET Arbitration Blocks BNSF Structured-Rest Change

USA: An arbitration has blocked a BNSF structured-rest change that would have replaced negotiated 12/24/36-hour rest elections for engineers in pool service on former Montana Rail Link territory.
Aerial view of Frankford Transportation Center in Philadelphia.

10.08.2026

SEPTA rolls out Phase 1 of New Bus Network: 26 major route changes

USA: SEPTA will begin Phase 1 of its New Bus Network on August 23–24, introducing two new routes, six extensions, seven route eliminations and a wider set of timetable and alignment changes.
Alstom X’trapolis 2.0 train at Flinders Street station in Melbourne

09.08.2026

Rolling Stock Procurement Weekly Review: August 3–9, 2026

INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of rolling stock procurement news published from August 3 to August 9, 2026: fleet orders, deliveries and testing, and procurement planning.
Zhen Hua 36 heavy-lift ship carrying quay cranes at Baltic Hub in Gdańsk.

09.08.2026

Gdańsk Plans Second Rail Facility for 750-Metre Trains

POLAND: Baltic Hub plans a second seven-track rail facility for 750-metre trains at the Port of Gdańsk, expanding container-handling infrastructure beside the terminal’s existing T2 facilities.
Bakerloo line 1972 Tube Stock train at Stonebridge Park

09.08.2026

TfL Advances Plans to Replace 1972 Bakerloo Line Trains

UK: Transport for London has appointed AECOM to assess depot and siding changes needed for a future Bakerloo Line fleet, advancing preparations to replace trains that entered service in 1972.
Class 99 Commercial Service Begins for GBRf

09.08.2026

GBRf Class 99 Begins Commercial Freight Service in UK

UK: GB Railfreight has put its first Class 99 hybrid locomotive into commercial freight operation, with 99001 running an intermodal service from London Gateway to Hams Hall in the West Midlands.
Westbound Line 2 platform at Pape Station in Toronto

09.08.2026

Ontario Line Pape Contract Covers Tunnels, Two Stations

CANADA: Metrolinx has awarded a CAD 4. 32 billion target-price contract for Toronto’s Ontario Line Pape section, covering three kilometres of twin tunnels, two underground stations and integration with the existing Line 2 subway.
High-speed rail link between Britain and Germany: plans by Eurostar and DB

09.08.2026

Rail beats flying by up to 140 minutes on 10 routes

INTERNATIONAL: Omio’s comparison of 25 European city pairs found rail faster than flying on 10 routes once airport transfers, security and other door-to-door steps are included.