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Brightline West groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas

22.08.2026

Brightline West Financing Deadline Moves to September 10

A ScotRail Inter7City train in service at Dalwhinnie

20.08.2026

ScotRail’s First July Without Peak Fares Had a Games in It

FrontRunner commuter train at North Temple Bridge station in Salt Lake City, Utah

20.08.2026

FrontRunner 2X Is Argued on 2034 and Costed to 2050

Passengers beneath the departure board at London Euston station, with one service marked cancelled.

25.07.2026

UK Train Delays Have Cost Passengers Nearly 42 Million Hours

UK train delays and cancellations affected 37% of passengers and cost travellers nearly 42 million hours in the year to 30 May 2026, according to a Telegraph analysis.
CN locomotives hauling a freight train through the Alberta mountains between Hinton and Jasper

25.07.2026

CN Raises 2026 Outlook After Q2 Revenue Climbs 11%

CN raised its 2026 outlook after second-quarter revenue climbed 11% to C$4. 753 billion, supported by higher freight volumes led by grain and energy products across its network.
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.
2,000th Vectron Locomotive Delivered to ÖBB

24.07.2026

Siemens Delivers 2,000th Vectron Locomotive to ÖBB

Siemens Mobility has handed the 2,000th Vectron locomotive to ÖBB, marking a production milestone for a European platform approved in 20 countries and sold to more than 115 customers.
Black-and-orange Leo Express train standing on an electrified railway track.

24.07.2026

Leo Express Adds Couchettes on Frankfurt–Przemyśl Route

Leo Express will add Economy Sleeper couchettes to its Frankfurt–Prague–Przemyśl service on July 31, when the route will also switch from temporary buses in Poland to all-rail operation.
MTR CRH380A Vibrant Express train at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station

24.07.2026

Hong Kong High Speed Rail Tops 16 Million Journeys

Hong Kong High Speed Rail carried more than 16 million passenger journeys in the first half of 2026, its highest January-to-June total since the cross-boundary service opened in 2018.
A Class 22000 train standing beside the platform at Malahide railway station

24.07.2026

Ireland Plans Over €1 Billion FourNorth Railway Expansion

Ireland plans to add two tracks to the 14 km corridor between Dublin Connolly and Malahide under the FourNorth railway expansion, a project expected to cost more than €1 billion.
Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express at a railway platform, shown as an illustrative image

24.07.2026

Heavy Rain Disrupts About 100 Ahmedabad–Mumbai Trains

The Ahmedabad–Mumbai train disruption affected around 100 services after heavy rain pushed water to danger levels at several bridges and above the tracks at Billimora yard.
Electrified railway junction and multiple tracks near Roma San Pietro station in Italy

23.07.2026

Italy Commits €4 Billion to Rail Network Modernisation

Rail network modernisation in Italy has secured about €4 billion after the government and national infrastructure manager RFI signed the 2025 update to their 2022–2026 investment contract.
Sagunto–Teruel Freight Upgrade Opens Public Review

23.07.2026

Spain Opens Public Review of Sagunto–Teruel Freight Upgrade

Spain has opened public consultation on the Sagunto–Teruel freight upgrade, advancing plans to carry longer, heavier trains across the steepest section of the Cantabrian–Mediterranean corridor.
Alstom Trains Reveal GBR Anglia Identity

22.07.2026

GBR Anglia Trains Debut in a New National Identity

Four Alstom-built trains have introduced the new GBR Anglia identity in London, while the remaining Class 357 refurbishment programme will extend the branding across c2c’s fleet.
Alstom AGV train travelling on the Velim railway test circuit

22.07.2026

GMG and Alstom Target Graphene for Rail HVAC Systems

GMG and Alstom have signed a global exclusive memorandum of understanding to test and develop graphene products for rail HVAC systems, with commercialisation dependent on successful technical work.