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Following several days of torrential rain cause by the named storm Harry, which prompted AEMET, the Spanish meteorological service, to issue a red warning, two derailments occurred on the Catalan Rodalies network, one with a fatality.
Construction works on HS2’s longest tunnel have been completed – marking an important civil engineering milestone for the new high-speed railway.
On 19 January 2026, the Board of Directors of SNCF Voyageurs has approved an additional order for 15 TGV M (Avelia Horizon) units.
At 18.45 on Sunday January 18 Iryo service 6189, formed of 109.012, departed from Málaga, its destination Madrid-Atocha, where arrival was scheduled for 21.34.
On 12 August 2025, a Talgo VI unit arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre from Spain, one of three that Renfe is leasing to Leo Express.
On 5 January 2026, Stadler and Arriva Nederland have signed a contract for the delivery of five FLIRT EMUs.
Thurbo's current GTW EMUs have been in service for approximately 25 years. Thurbo will replace them between 2026 and 2034 with 107 new FLIRT Evo trains.
With the timetable change on 14 December 2025, ÖBB opened a new depot for regional and suburban cityjet trains east of Wien Floridsdorf station.
The Japanese private railway Kintetsu has introduced the first of its new Class 1A EMUs.
The new Thurbo FLIRT Evo regional trains carried passengers for the first time on Monday of 5 January 2026.
In late December 2025, PESA signed an investment agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in the German tram manufacturer HeiterBlick, based in Leipzig.
On 8 January 2026, Porterbrook has completed a deal to acquire 404 vehicles owned by Corelink Rail Infrastructure Limited (Corelink).
On 6 January 2026, RegioPanter 690.002 unit arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre.
The construction of one of the most complicated parts of the HS2 project took a step forward over the Christmas break, with the completion of two key viaduct spans over the existing railway near Water Orton in Warwickshire.