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The transaction refinances existing debt and provides funding to support the company’s growth in locomotive and passenger train leasing and maintenance across Europe.
The rebranding aligns the Spanish operator with DB Cargo, Europe’s largest rail freight operator and a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn.
The Lithuanian freight carrier transported 180 military trains in 2025 across both 1,520 mm and 1,435 mm gauges.
Stadler has withdrawn its appeal against SBB’s double-deck train contract award to Siemens, bringing the dispute to a close.
Net income more than doubled to EUR 96m, while adjusted EBITDA rose 5% to EUR 691m.
The new high-speed and regional trains are scheduled for entry into service on the East Coast Line in late 2028 or early 2029.
Operating revenues rose 4%, while EBITDA increased by 6%, supported by a 20% surge in international passenger revenue and a recovery in the freight sector.
Alstom has officially appointed Martin Sion as CEO, completing a leadership transition announced last year.
The plan reorganises VNR into a parent–subsidiary structure under the name Vietnam National Railways Group, operating as a state-owned limited liability company.
Rail passenger traffic in Poland continued to grow at the start of 2026, while freight volumes remained under pressure despite a slight monthly recovery.
Alstom has appointed Yael Rosenman Gross as Managing Director in Israel, strengthening its leadership in a growing rail market.
GB Railfreight has launched a CEO succession process and announced two senior promotions as it marks 25 years in operation.
He succeeds Frank Werner, who will remain with the company as Head of Logistics Concepts until the end of July before retiring.
PKP Cargo Service has appointed a new CEO and board member, strengthening its management team within the Polish rail freight group.
Deutsche Bahn reported a positive adjusted EBIT of EUR 297m in 2025, compared with a loss of EUR 333m the previous year.
Eight bidders have submitted offers for archaeological works on Poland’s Warsaw–Łódź high-speed rail line, a key section of the CPK programme.
Alstom has signed a 12-year service agreement with LKAB Malmtrafik to support the locomotive fleet used for iron ore transport in northern Sweden.
The company indicated that volumes from several regional firms would be consolidated to build regular services.
The framework applies from 30 March 2026; the TBER will remain in force until 31 December 2034, while the LMT Guidelines have no fixed end date.
Europe is now the world’s largest market for control, command and signalling (CCS) technology, with modernisation of ageing rail networks driving growth ahead of China.