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First new trains enter service on the Cambrian Coast Line
First new trains enter service on the Cambrian Coast Line

On 22 October 2026, a new era for rail travel in North and Mid Wales has begun as Transport for Wales’ first new Class 197 DMUs enter passenger service on the Cambrian Coast Line.

TMH’s autonomous tram expands to the Sverdlovsk Region
TMH’s autonomous tram expands to the Sverdlovsk Region

Transmashholding has reached a new milestone in its project to implement automated tram services between Yekaterinburg and Verkhnyaya Pyshma.

New Class 2ES9 freight locomotive for 25 kV 50 Hz
New Class 2ES9 freight locomotive for 25 kV 50 Hz

The work is underway at NEVZ on the new Class 2ES9 locomotive with an asynchronous propulsion.

PESA has signed a cooperation agreement with Jupiter Wagons
PESA has signed a cooperation agreement with Jupiter Wagons

On 22 October 2026, PESA has signed a cooperation agreement with Jupiter Wagons in India.

Four new EULYNX object controllers from Kombud
Four new EULYNX object controllers from Kombud

Kombud Group has unveiled its first family of object controllers developed on the basis of the EULYNX architecture.

No traditional lineside signals on Poland’s first HSL
No traditional lineside signals on Poland’s first HSL

The “Y” line, Poland’s new high-speed railway, will be the first to operate without the conventional railway signals familiar from today’s train journeys.

Grand Central fleet approval brings digitally-signalled high speed services closer
Grand Central fleet approval brings digitally-signalled high speed services closer

On 22 October 2026, the first digitally-signalled high speed services in the country have moved a step closer with Grand Central’s Class 180 fleet receiving the regulatory approval known as APiS for the ‘first in class’ fitment of ETCS. 

East Coast's ETCS in a new era
East Coast's ETCS in a new era

Digital in-cab signalling has been used by passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line for the first time.

The whole fleet of new Tyne and Wear Metro trains officially in service
The whole fleet of new Tyne and Wear Metro trains officially in service

All 46 new Tyne and Wear Metro trains have been officially handed over for customer service, marking the final phase of the 362 million GBP project.  

Plasser & Theurer opens a new factory in Linz
Plasser & Theurer opens a new factory in Linz

After two years of construction, Plasser & Theurer has officially opened its new assembly and commissioning factory on 16 October 2026.

Alstom secures 15-year services contract extension from Greater Anglia
Alstom secures 15-year services contract extension from Greater Anglia

On 15 October 2026, Alstom has signed a 15-year extension to its Train Services Agreement (TSA) with Greater Anglia in the United Kingdom for the operator’s Class 720 Aventra fleet.

Alstom to modernise more CrossCountry (Super) Voyagers
Alstom to modernise more CrossCountry (Super) Voyagers

On 13 October 2026, Alstom has secured contracts worth approximately 80 million GBP to maintain and modernise eight additional Class 221 Super Voyagers that will join the long-distance CrossCountry fleet from early 2027.

Stadler tests hydrogen trains on new narrow-gauge track
Stadler tests hydrogen trains on new narrow-gauge track

Stadler has built a 950 mm gauge test track between Hemishofen and Ramsen in Switzerland.

EURO DuFour at the VUZ test centre
EURO DuFour at the VUZ test centre

On 16 September 2026, two EURO DuFour locomotives arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre.

World’s largest single BEMU order
World’s largest single BEMU order

On 13 October 2026, Siemens Mobility has received a major order from the Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG) and the Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig (RGB) for regional BEMUs.

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