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Renfe Class 452 high-capacity train during testing near Mataró

28.08.2026

Renfe high-capacity trains to join Málaga C-1 in 2028

Frecciarossa 1000 high-speed train at Paris Gare de Lyon

20.08.2026

Australia Wants Proven High-Speed Trains, Not New Ones

Eurostar e300 train under overhead wires in Brussels

18.08.2026

Eurostar Retrofits 1990s Trains While Waiting for Its New Fleet

Conceptual rendering of a Virgin Trains high-speed service at London St Pancras

18.08.2026

Virgin Clears Another Hurdle in Eurostar Challenge

UK: Virgin Trains has secured pre-approval for up to 20 daily return services on High Speed 1, advancing its plan to challenge Eurostar's long-standing monopoly on Channel Tunnel passenger services from October 2030.
Rendering of a Brightline West high-speed train for the Southern California–Las Vegas route

18.08.2026

Brightline West’s President Steps Down, Stays On

USA: The executive who spent seven years building Brightline West's case for federal environmental approval has stepped down as its president — but she isn't leaving the company, and the announcement came from an entirely different business.
California High-Speed Rail elevated guideway under construction in the Central Valley

18.08.2026

California HSR Narrows Depot Site to Fresno or Hanford

USA: California's high-speed rail authority has spent months evaluating 11 possible sites for its Central Valley maintenance depot; it's now down to two, and the choice will decide which of two Central Valley communities gets up to 2,100 permanent jobs.
Атрибут alt: Vande Bharat Express train on the Bengaluru–Ernakulam route

16.08.2026

Onam Rush Forces Vande Bharat to Double Its Coaches

INDIA: Railway Supply previously reported that the Bengaluru–Ernakulam Vande Bharat would double from 8 to 16 coaches; what wasn't yet clear was how badly that capacity was needed — waitlists on the route had already topped 100 passengers for one direction before the extra coaches even entered service.
India’s first Vande Bharat-based freight electric multiple unit during trial runs

16.08.2026

India’s First Freight Vande Bharat Hits 145 km/h

INDIA: India's first Vande Bharat-based freight train reached 145 km/h on the very first day of its trial run — a speed few of the country's own passenger expresses can match, let alone conventional freight, which typically tops out at 60-70 km/h.
Completed underground high-speed platforms at HS2’s Old Oak Common station in west London

16.08.2026

HS2 Completes Six Platforms at Old Oak Common

UK: Deep inside an 850-metre concrete box in west London, HS2 has finished the six underground platforms that will start the railway's journey from London to Birmingham — built from nearly 2,000 precast slabs assembled from both ends of the box until the two halves met in the middle.
VIA Rail Siemens Venture train 2203 at Fallowfield station in Ottawa

16.08.2026

Go Alto Says the Rail Demand Already Exists

CANADA: A campaign group backing Canada's Alto high-speed rail project is making its case with a number, not a slogan — more than 200 direct flights a day already connect the cities Alto would serve, on top of millions of existing VIA Rail passengers and tens of thousands of daily highway vehicles.
California high-speed rail signs consortium deal

14.08.2026

California High-Speed Rail trainset deadline

USA: California’s high-speed rail programme has completed 62 major structures and nearly 90 miles of Central Valley guideway, but the next delivery phase is now defined by harder integration dates: Package 2 track laying is anticipated to start on November 30, 2026, initial trainsets must be ready for dynamic testing by February 2030, and the project inspector general says financing must be secured by December 2027 to preserve the planned Merced–Bakersfield schedule.
Green high-speed train travelling through a snowy landscape in an Alto project visual

14.08.2026

Rideau Lakes Rejects Alto as Kingston Option Keeps Ontario Route Unsettled

CANADA: A Rideau Lakes citizens’ group has broadened its opposition from one proposed Alto corridor to the high-speed rail project itself, while federal and Alto documents show that Kingston remains only a potential stop and no final Peterborough–Ottawa alignment has been selected.
Aerial view of the Corcoran Highway grade separation over the future California high-speed rail alignment in Kings County

14.08.2026

California High-Speed Rail Opens 62nd Structure as Central Valley Build Shifts Toward Track Installation

UNITED STATES: The Corcoran Highway overpass has opened as the 62nd fully completed major structure on California’s 119-mile Central Valley high-speed rail construction segment, where track installation is scheduled to begin later in 2026.
Elevated Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail track crossing green fields in India.

14.08.2026

Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train: 2027 First Service Expected, but Final Completion Date and Cost Remain Open

INDIA: The Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project has completed civil works on the 97 km Surat–Vapi section and expanded track and electrification work, while official statements still separate an expected first service in 2027 from a final completion date and final project cost for the entire 508 km corridor.
HS2 Solihull Viaducts Reach Structural Completion

13.08.2026

Three HS2 Viaducts Reach Structural Completion in Solihull

UK: HS2 has structurally completed three viaducts on the southern approach to Interchange station in Solihull, while parapet, acoustic-barrier and waterproofing works remain on two of the structures.