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Finland: Nordic region’s first ATO over ETCS
Finland: Nordic region’s first ATO over ETCS

Siemens Mobility achieved a historic milestone in Finland, conducting the Nordic region’s first-ever automated train operation on an ETCS-equipped mainline.

Vossloh to supply large turnout components to DB
Vossloh to supply large turnout components to DB

Vossloh has signed a new framework agreement with Deutsche Bahn for the supply of large turnout components.

Exceptional impact in the Brussels North-South connection
Exceptional impact in the Brussels North-South connection

From Saturday morning 7 March until Sunday evening 8 March 2026, Infrabel caried out major renewal works on the railway infrastructure at Brussels-North station and in the North-South connection.

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Progress on HS2’s Curzon Street station
Progress on HS2’s Curzon Street station

Engineers working for the HS2 project completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the foundations of Birmingham's Curzon Street station in early March 2026.

New life for freight railway line in Australia
New life for freight railway line in Australia

Vossloh supplies concrete sleepers for the Maroona to Portland link.

HS2 completes deck assembly for Coleshill viaducts
HS2 completes deck assembly for Coleshill viaducts

Engineers working on HS2’s complex triangular intersection outside Birmingham have successfully completed the construction of four parallel viaduct decks – an essential part of the huge project.

Tram washing for Zürcher Verkehrsverbund
Tram washing for Zürcher Verkehrsverbund

With the support of Mitsubishi Electric and the engineering firm ATINA, German machine manufacturer BHB Waschanlagen Vertriebs GmbH has built a new tram washing system, designed to help save resources for Zürich’s public transport operator, Zürcher Verkehrsverbund.
 

SNCB opened new maintenance hall in Ostend
SNCB opened new maintenance hall in Ostend

On 16 January 2026, SNCB has officially inaugurated a new maintenance hall at its traction workshop in Ostend.

DB and Alstom test remote driving for commuter trains in a depot environment
DB and Alstom test remote driving for commuter trains in a depot environment

On 29 January 2026, Alstom has demonstrated in München, in a project of DB, how the future of remote shunting operation can work.

OPTIO CBTC for Helsinki
OPTIO CBTC for Helsinki

On 27 January 2026, it was announced that Metropolitan Area Transport, Helsinki City Transport, and Länsimetro, the entities that own, manage and operate the Helsinki metro, confirmed awarding a contract to CAF for the modernisation of the entire signalling infrastructure using the CBTC system developed by CAF, called OPTIO.

Two Rodalies derailments in one evening
Two Rodalies derailments in one evening

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.

HS2 completes civil engineering works on longest tunnel project
HS2 completes civil engineering works on longest tunnel project

Construction works on HS2’s longest tunnel have been completed – marking an important civil engineering milestone for the new high-speed railway.

Vossloh acquires Nordic Tamping Service
Vossloh acquires Nordic Tamping Service

Vossloh has acquired Nordic Tamping Service AB (NTS), based in Borlänge.

Christmas progress for key HS2 viaducts
Christmas progress for key HS2 viaducts

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.

Port Poland: first procurement procedure for the construction of high-speed rail
Port Poland: first procurement procedure for the construction of high-speed rail

CPK has announced the first-ever procurement procedure in Central and Eastern Europe to be conducted under the competitive dialogue procedure for the construction of a section of high-speed line.

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