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Track replacement work near Waterloo East station, London

18.08.2026

What the London Charing Cross Closure Delivered

VR double-decker InterCity train at Helsinki Central station in Finland

14.08.2026

Passenger Gives Birth Aboard Finnish Train, Ambulance Waiting at Next Stop

ARTC will deploy 250+ workers across 43 sites on the Hunter Valley and North Coast, with bridge, signal, track and defect work set for 22–24 August.

14.08.2026

ARTC Targets Rail Delays in 43-Site Blitz After 10 Speed Restrictions Lifted

Milano–Seregno light rail funding gains €25m as the project cost reaches €381.7m, while the planned 2029 opening faces risks.

02.08.2026

Milano–Seregno Light Rail Gains €25m Funding Boost

ITALY: Lombardia has approved an additional €25m for the Milano–Seregno light rail project as its revised cost reaches €381.
Red ÖBB locomotive hauling a Rail Cargo Hungaria freight train in Hungary.

01.08.2026

RCG Starts Weekly Budapest–Belgrade Intermodal Service

HUNGARY–SERBIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has launched a weekly Budapest–Belgrade intermodal service, creating a scheduled rail link for containers and dangerous goods between Central Europe and the Balkans.
Illustrative view of a Metrans intermodal freight train travelling near Ostrava in the Czech Republic.

01.08.2026

Czech Rail Freight Volume Rises but Hauls Get Shorter

CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech rail freight carried 83 million tonnes in 2025, up 3. 2%, even as transport performance fell to a six-year low and average shipment distances shortened.
Divača–Koper Audit Finds No Irregularities

31.07.2026

EUR 1.15bn Divača–Koper Rail Project Stays on Budget

SLOVENIA: A European Union audit found no ineligible costs or procurement irregularities in the Divača–Koper rail project, while 2TDK says investment costs will stay below EUR 1.
Direct India-Nepal Freight Train Reaches Nepal

31.07.2026

Kolkata–Biratnagar Container Train Runs Without Transfer

INDIA–NEPAL: Indian Railways has completed the first direct commercial container freight train run from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar Customs Yard, carrying canola in 40 wagons without border transshipment.
Brenner Base Tunnel breakthrough connects the Austrian and Italian main bores 1,400 metres below the pass as excavation advances.

30.07.2026

Brenner Base Tunnel Bores Break Through Austria–Italy Border

AUSTRIA–ITALY: Both main bores of the Brenner Base Tunnel have broken through at the national border, creating the first continuous cross-border railway connection through the future line’s twin tubes.
Australian freight train crossing Hillcrest Road at Frankston in Victoria

30.07.2026

ONRSR Targets 20 Critical Risks in Rail Inspections

AUSTRALIA: The national rail regulator has named six freight risk areas within a 20-risk inspection program for the next 12 months, covering level crossings, dangerous goods, rolling stock and incident response.
A Captrain Stadler EURO6000 electric locomotive hauling an intermodal freight train

27.07.2026

CEFSA Adds EURO6000 Locomotive to Its Electric Fleet

SPAIN: CEFSA has placed a new EURO6000 electric locomotive into service, expanding traction capacity for freight services as the operator develops its intermodal, vehicle and steel logistics portfolio.
RheinCargo electric locomotive with a container train at Oberhausen West

26.07.2026

RheinCargo Extends Shell Rail Contract for Three Years

RheinCargo has extended its Shell rail logistics contract for the Ludwigshafen and Flörsheim tank farms by three years, with an option that could keep the agreement running for two additional years.
Renfe Tests HVO Fuel on Tourist Train in Spain

25.07.2026

Renfe Tests 1,000 Litres of HVO Fuel on Tourist Train

Renfe tests HVO fuel on its Costa Verde tourist train, using 1,000 litres of Repsol’s Nexa renewable diesel in a Class 619 locomotive under real operating conditions.
North Korea Railway Modernisation in Beijing

25.07.2026

North Korea Studies China’s Urban Rail Operating Model

North Korea railway modernisation has emerged as a possible focus after Premier Pak Thae Song examined Beijing’s metro control systems during an official visit to China.

25.07.2026

Westbahn Special Train Adds Four Stops After Match

Westbahn will run a special train from Klagenfurt to Vienna after the Real Madrid–Fiorentina friendly on 1 August, adding four stops outside its regular network.