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Driverless Thessaloniki Metro train during testing

31.08.2026

Kalamaria Extension Opens With Five New Stations

Conceptual rendering of a future Ontario Line train

28.08.2026

Ontario Line trains face uncertainty over tariff costs

Frecciarossa 1000 high-speed train at Paris Gare de Lyon

20.08.2026

Australia Wants Proven High-Speed Trains, Not New Ones

Driverless Thessaloniki Metro train during testing

31.08.2026

Kalamaria Extension Opens With Five New Stations

The Kalamaria extension has opened for passenger service on the Thessaloniki Metro, extending Greece’s first fully automated, driverless metro network to additional parts of the city.
New CAF automatic train during testing on the Madrid Metro network

31.08.2026

Madrid Metro Line 6 driverless trains start night testing

The first of the Madrid Metro Line 6 driverless trains has entered night-time testing on the capital’s network, beginning the next stage of preparations to convert the circular route to automated operation.
Construction site of the Jintang undersea tunnel cutter replacement operation

19.08.2026

How China’s “Deep-Sea Space Station” Cracked an Undersea Rail Problem

CHINA: Crews completed 21 days of cutter maintenance beneath the seabed in the world's longest undersea high-speed rail tunnel, remaining under pressure between shifts to avoid repeated decompression.
Express Service locomotive plant in Ruse with locomotives outside the production workshops

18.08.2026

Modernized Series 55 Locomotive on Show at Bulgarian Plant

BULGARIA: Express Service OOD will present a modernized Series 55 locomotive to the public during an open day at its Ruse plant on Aug.
CN hybrid-electric yard locomotive under testing

18.08.2026

CN’s Hybrid Locomotive Pilot Triples in Size

CANADA: The CN hybrid locomotive programme now includes three units under testing, while two more yard locomotives are scheduled for conversion by the end of 2026.
Stadler Invests €35M in Its Biel Steel Foundry

16.08.2026

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

SWITZERLAND: A foundry that has been casting steel in Biel since 1905 — and has supplied components for rail vehicles worldwide ever since Stadler took it over in 2004 — is getting its first major modernization in decades, aimed at cutting waste by 80% while keeping every one of its 115 jobs.
CTA Tests Portable VR Simulator for Train Operators

16.08.2026

CTA Pilots a Portable VR Simulator for Rail Crews

USA: The Chicago Transit Authority has a hard problem to solve: how do you let train operators practice for a brake fault, a signal failure or a snowstorm without waiting for one to actually happen on a live train? CTA's answer is a portable virtual-reality simulator now heading into a one-year pilot.
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.
Rail vehicle interior displayed at InnoTrans 2024 with two visitors inside the carriage.

14.08.2026

InnoTrans 2026 Shows How Train Interiors Are Being Designed for Maintenance

GERMANY: Wall-mounted seats and tool-free floor fasteners heading to InnoTrans 2026 put a practical issue behind passenger-facing design into focus: how easily a train interior can be cleaned, repaired and have worn components replaced.
Entrance to Victoria Underground station in London

14.08.2026

BTP’s First London Underground Facial Recognition Deployment: 33,545 Estimated Faces, No Alerts

UK: British Transport Police has completed its first live facial recognition deployment on the London Underground at Victoria, scanning an estimated 33,545 faces over 6.
Sydney’s Western Harbour Tunnel enters its final 1.5km harbour drive with both giant TBMs active as fit-out continues toward a 2028 opening.

14.08.2026

Sydney’s Western Harbour Tunnel Enters Final 1.5km Drive With Both TBMs Running

AUSTRALIA: Sydney’s Western Harbour Tunnel has entered its final 1. 5km harbour-boring phase after the second 4,350t TBM, Barangaroo, joined Patyegarang, while tunnel fit-out and North Sydney connection works continue in parallel ahead of the planned 2028 opening.
London Underground facial recognition pilot expands to selected stations, with temporary deployments and human review of alerts.

12.08.2026

BTP Expands Facial Recognition Pilot to London Underground

UK: British Transport Police has expanded its Live Facial Recognition pilot to selected London Underground stations, extending a trial that began at London rail hubs in February and is now due to run until November.