VR has opened a new wheelset maintenance centre in Pieksämäki, strengthening Finland’s rail maintenance capacity and support for freight and defence-related rolling stock.
The Czech Republic is entering a new phase of transport investment. With more projects than available funding, the focus is shifting from volume to priorities. Speaking at the Železnice Pardubice conference, Martin Kolovratník, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Správa železnic, explains what this means for the future of rail.
Germany has submitted planning documents for the Dresden–Prague high-speed railway to parliament, bringing the cross-border project a step closer to approval.
The signatories urge General Affairs and Finance Ministers to safeguard a dedicated and strengthened EU transport budget within the future MFF.
The project covers the development and construction of a hydrogen passenger multiple unit demonstrator with additional power supply from the overhead contact line.
The Belgian National Railways (SNCB) has commissioned a new maintenance hall at its traction workshop in Ostend following a EUR 47m investment.
The locomotives will be built at Progress Rail’s facility in Muncie, Indiana, with deliveries scheduled through 2026.
Interview with Dan Kurucz, Country Managing Director of ALSTOM Czech Republic, about tenders, ETCS, high-speed trains, market development, multisystem locomotives, hydrogen and batteries, metro projects and the production site in Česká Lípa.
The transaction covers 324 Class 730 Aventra electric trains and 80 Class 196 diesel trains operated by WMT.
The European Union will invest €175 million to modernise the Bar–Golubovci railway line in Montenegro. The project targets higher speeds, improved capacity and better reliability on a key TEN-T corridor.
Why subsidies alone cannot save European rail freight's backbone — and what the American short line model teaches us.
As part of a wider financing package for essential public services in Ukraine, the European Investment Bank has allocated €13.5 million to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).
With this latest procurement, the total number of new DART trains ordered reaches 57, corresponding to a total investment of around EUR 670 million.
Brazil’s Ministry of Transport has launched a new policy framework for railway concessions, presenting a portfolio of eight projects scheduled for auction by 2026.
The project aims to repurpose an unused industrial area adjacent to the Southern Railway line and connected to the S35 motorway.
The new fleet pf eight vehicles will replace ageing equipment that no longer meets current operational demands.
Another contract for the delivery of new EMUs from Newag has been signed in Gdańsk.
The deal, worth approximately EUR 473 million, was finalised on 17 November 2025 during a ceremony attended by the presidents of Ukraine and France.
SŽ–VIT, the maintenance and traction services company of Slovenske železnice, continues to develop its role as a regional provider of railway vehicle maintenance.
The newly configured EURO9000 integrates overhead and battery power sources, built on the existing Co’Co’ platform.