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On 28 July 2027, GB Railfreight operated the first commercial service of the Class 99 hybrid freight locomotive, marking a major milestone in the modernisation and decarbonisation of Britain’s rail freight network.
In May 2025, Express Service of Ruse won a contract for ten Type ES3000 shunters for Ukrzaliznitsya.
As part of a ceremonial event at the München works on 23 July 2026, Siemens Mobility handed over the 2,000th Vectron.
New figures published by the Office of Rail and Road show that GB Railfreight now accounts for the largest share of freight train kilometres in Great Britain.
15 million GBP investment enters delivery phase as three-year programme gets underway.
PJM‘s WaggonTracker is the only digital system on the market that automates rail freight transport and enables in-depth real-time monitoring of all relevant wagon components on a single platform.
As part of the megacontract for Egyptian Railways, Siemens is gradually delivering individual vehicles.
On 1 July 2026, BMZ handed over to RZD two Class TEM18DM shunters with bogies adapted for the 1,435 mm track gauge.
For the very first time in history, a 1,600-tonne freight train has on 1 July 2026 successfully been hauled over the demanding 17 ‰ gradient of Line 162 in Belgium by a single locomotive - namely EURO9000.
Stadler’s EURO6000 electric locomotive has officially received authorization for operations in Belgium, following the approval for Luxembourg obtained at the end of 2025.
On 10 July 2026, Siemens Mobility and Technis have signed a partnership agreement to prepare local maintenance capabilities for future Vectron locomotive operations in France.
The first completed cut and cover tunnel on Britain’s new high-speed railway has been revealed at a site on London’s western periphery.
On 26 June 2026, Alstom announced that its joint venture with Indian Railways, Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited (MELPL), has been awarded a new five-year maintenance services contract.
On 25 June 2026, the first electrically hauled freight train departed on the newly electrified, doubled and renovated Line 11 in the north of the port of Antwerp.