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Stadler Invests €35M in Its Biel Steel Foundry

16.08.2026

Stadler’s 120-Year-Old Foundry Gets a €35M Overhaul

Railcare MPV vacuum maintenance machine with its suction hose beside railway track in Sweden

11.08.2026

Railcare Vacuum Maintenance Set for Sweden’s 2027 Framework

Network Rail civils framework has £113M estimated spend for tunnel, bridge and coastal examinations across Wales & Western.

11.08.2026

Network Rail awards civils framework with £113M estimate

Railcare MPV vacuum maintenance machine with its suction hose beside railway track in Sweden

11.08.2026

Railcare Vacuum Maintenance Set for Sweden’s 2027 Framework

SWEDEN: Railcare has signed a new framework agreement with the Swedish Transport Administration that will keep its vacuum-based railway maintenance method available for call-off construction and maintenance work from 1 February 2027.
BART train at Berryessa/North San José station with the station sign visible beside the platform.

11.08.2026

BART and The Portal Feature in Bay Area’s $13.8B Draft Plan

USA: The Bay Area’s draft 2027–2030 Transportation Improvement Program places BART Silicon Valley Phase II and The Portal among more than 400 projects backed by $13.
Kharsia Parmalkasa railway project includes a 110.5 km EPC tender from Kharsia to Balodabazar for track, structures and systems.

11.08.2026

₹3,103.69 Crore Tender for 110.5 km Chhattisgarh Rail Line

INDIA: A ₹3,103. 69 crore EPC tender covers 110.
£3.5m Upgrade for Four Merseyrail Tunnels

11.08.2026

Network Rail to Upgrade Four Merseyrail Tunnels for £3.5m

UK: Network Rail will waterproof and strengthen four Victorian-built Merseyrail tunnels during a 26-day closure this autumn, targeting water ingress that can disrupt the network’s third-rail electricity supply.
Sydenham Station metro platforms and tracks during the Southwest Metro programme

11.08.2026

Sydney Metro West Set to Lower 5,316 Tonnes of Rail

AUSTRALIA: Sydney Metro West is preparing to lower 5,316 tonnes of rail 27 metres into the Sydney Olympic Park station box as the 24-kilometre project moves from tunnelling into fit-out.
Tracks and station building at St. Andrä-Wördern on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn in Lower Austria.

10.08.2026

Franz-Josefs-Bahn Full Service Returns September 7

AUSTRIA: Full service on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn is scheduled to return on September 7, ending summer timetable restrictions as the intensive Kritzendorf–St.
Canadian National freight train between Hinton and Jasper in Alberta with mountain peaks in the background

10.08.2026

CN Links Western Canada Rail Capacity to Project Pipeline

CANADA: CN is expanding Western Canada rail capacity while supporting more than 300 customer development projects across its North American network, pairing completed and planned infrastructure work with a growing customer pipeline.
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.
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.
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.
Sound Transit Link light rail vehicle at a station in Seattle

09.08.2026

Ballard Link Funding Gap Puts Full 2042 Opening at Risk

USA: Sound Transit says the full Ballard Link Extension can still open in 2042, but the unfunded Seattle Center–Market Street construction segment could otherwise be delayed until around 2060.
FrontRunner train traveling through the Jordan Narrows in Utah.

09.08.2026

FrontRunner 2X Advances Double Track and 10 New Trains

USA: Utah’s FrontRunner 2X project has entered the FTA Engineering phase, with plans for 11 double-track sections and 10 new trainsets across the Ogden–Provo commuter rail corridor.