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Infrastructure

Sabotage hits Italian rail near Bologna

Suspected sabotage incidents disrupted rail traffic around Bologna, one of Italy’s key rail hubs, causing major delays across high-speed, intercity and regional services. Authorities linked the events to coordinated infrastructure damage on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games.

Karel Novak February 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Infrastructure

Germany launches two major corridor overhauls

DB InfraGO has launched two major corridor renewal programmes in western and southern Germany, covering routes between Hagen–Cologne and Nuremberg–Regensburg. The works are part of Germany’s wider strategy to stabilise heavily used passenger and freight corridors.

Karel Novak February 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Infrastructure

HS2 Starts Tunnelling to Central London

HS2 has begun tunnelling towards central London as the first tunnel boring machine started work on the 4.5-mile Euston Tunnel from Old Oak Common. The tunnel is the final deep-bore section on the high-speed route between London and Birmingham.

Karel Novak February 3, 2026 · 2 min read