The request follows capacity restrictions and diversions linked to DB InfraGO construction works over the Ascension Day period.
From 31 May, publicly owned operators carry around 80% of passenger journeys that GBR is expected to oversee.
Dávid Vitézy, a Hungarian transport policy figure and former state secretary for transport, said the trains could enter service from 2029 if the procurement is launched this year.
The planned procurement will cover inter-voivodeship and international passenger connections in Poland after 2030, not the purchase of rolling stock or infrastructure works.
In a decision issued on 28 May 2026, the Board found that the revised filing satisfies the completeness requirements for a major rail merger.
The contract covers planning work between 2026 and 2030 for a proposed 1,435 mm standard-gauge rail connection from Haparanda in Sweden into northern Finland.
The plan updates the inaugural 2020 edition and defines priorities for safety, efficiency, security, resilience, innovation, and workforce development across the National Multimodal Freight Network.
Greenbrier has rejected a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determination on freight rail couplers issued on 18 May 2026 under the Enforce and Protect Act.
The association has written to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and several ministers calling for urgent support measures for rail freight operators.
Serbia suspended rail services nationwide ahead of a major anti-government protest in Belgrade, affecting domestic traffic and cross-border services with Hungary.
The vehicle, a Class 387 operated by Southern, is the first to carry the red, white and blue GBR branding.
PKP Cargo and Poland’s Ministry of National Defence have signed a framework agreement on rail transport cooperation for defence and military mobility.
A new document titled Política Ferroviaria Nacional para Chile – Trenes para Chile 2050 sets out a long-term framework to reposition rail as a core element of Chile’s transport and logistics system by mid-century.
European rail associations are calling for stronger EU coordination of ERTMS deployment, warning that fragmentation and slow rollout continue to hold the system back.
In 2024, rail transport performance in the Czech Republic reached 10,517 million passenger-kilometers (p-km), marking a recovery to 96.2% of 2019 levels.
The Czech transport minister has called for stronger EU funding for rail infrastructure and urgent measures to support rail freight competitiveness.
The plan reorganises VNR into a parent–subsidiary structure under the name Vietnam National Railways Group, operating as a state-owned limited liability company.
UIRR is urging EU lawmakers to continue work on the Combined Transport Directive, arguing that road-rail intermodal freight could help Europe cut oil dependency and improve energy resilience.
The 91 coaches are intended to address a shortage of passenger rolling stock, which the ministry says has affected service quality.
Serbia will build and reconstruct 1,219 km of railway lines by 2035 under the national strategy “Serbia 2030”. The programme combines new construction and modernisation across the core network.