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New Passenger Trains in Greece Enter Testing

09.08.2026

Greece Tests New Electric and Hybrid Passenger Trains

Passengers boarding a BART Blue Line train at Civic Center/UN Plaza station in San Francisco.

09.08.2026

Passenger Rail News Weekly Review: August 3–9, 2026

08.08.2026

Alstom Order Covers 153 Trains for Portugal at €1.03bn

09.08.2026

Greece Tests New Electric and Hybrid Passenger Trains

GREECE: Hellenic Train is moving new electric and hybrid passenger trains through certification and dynamic testing as Coradia Stream and Blues Intercity units prepare for future commercial operation.

JR East E5 Shinkansen train at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Japan, used as an illustrative high-speed rail image

31.07.2026

India Plans Its Indigenous High-Speed Rail Signalling

INDIA: Indian Railways is developing the Bharat Train Control System, a signalling protocol intended to be open-source, equip future bullet-train corridors and reduce reliance on foreign train-control standards.

ZSSK Class 757 locomotive 757 006 with a Gemeran passenger train at Košice station

31.07.2026

ETCS Upgrade Planned for 10 ZSSK Diesel Locomotives

SLOVAKIA: ZSSK has launched an ETCS tender to equip 10 Class 757 diesel locomotives with Level 2 Baseline 4 technology, extending modern train protection to non-electrified passenger routes.

Alpha Trains Fleet Upgrades Gain Aachen Capacity

24.07.2026

Alpha Trains Secures Aachen Capacity for Fleet Upgrades

Alpha Trains fleet upgrades, ETCS installations and overhauls will gain reserved long-term workshop capacity in Aachen under a new strategic agreement with German specialist Talbot Services.

22.07.2026

Romania’s CFR Signs 44 km Rail Upgrade with Alstom

Romania’s CFR has signed a contract with the Alstom-led TrackWorks consortium to modernise 44 km between Filiași and Igiroasa for faster passenger and freight operations.

LNER Azuma ETCS Level 2 live test completed

22.07.2026

LNER Azuma completes first ETCS Level 2 East Coast test

LNER has completed the first live Azuma operation under ETCS Level 2 supervision on the East Coast Main Line, moving its digital-signalling programme from test-track validation to main-line trials.

ÖBB railway tunnel infrastructure near Vomp in Tyrol

11.07.2026

Terfener Tunnel Passing Station to Let Trains Overtake

The Terfener Tunnel passing station will allow passenger trains to overtake freight services inside the tunnel as ÖBB upgrades the Kundl–Baumkirchen line to increase capacity across the Lower Inn Valley.

Fortescue iron ore train in Western Australia

11.07.2026

Rail Supplier News Covers Three Technology Projects

Rail supplier news covers three developments: a multiyear ITCS upgrade for Fortescue, Belgian authorization for Stadler’s EURO6000 and an ETCS L2 expansion by Hitachi Rail in Australia.

Queensland Rail test train during ETCS testing on the Shorncliffe line

10.07.2026

ETCS Level 2 deployment expands on Gold Coast line

ETCS Level 2 deployment has expanded in South East Queensland, with Hitachi Rail extending digital signalling work to the Gold Coast line section between Kuraby and Beenleigh stations.

ETCS retrofit for BRB covers 35 FLIRT3 EMUs

10.06.2026

ETCS retrofit for BRB fleet moves ahead in Bavaria

ETCS retrofit for BRB will prepare 35 Stadler FLIRT3 electric multiple units in Bavaria for future operation on the Rosenheimer Kreuz network.

Czech rail network modernisation targets 600 km

01.06.2026

Czech rail network modernisation gains real momentum

Czech rail network modernisation is moving into a decisive phase. By the early 2030s, the country plans 600 kilometres of railway electrification and a wider ETCS expansion.

ERTMS Coordination Office to start work in Germany

21.04.2026

Germany announces ERTMS Coordination Office launch

German Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder announced the ERTMS Coordination Office. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.