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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.
The construction of one of the longest ‘cut and cover’ tunnels on the HS2 project took a major step forward this week with the last of 5,020 reinforced concrete segments lifted into position at the site near Chipping Warden in Northamptonshire.
On 8 July 2026, Alstom has been awarded a two-year contract to provide maintenance for night trains in Sweden on behalf of SJ.
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 30 June 2026, Škoda Group has won the tender for the supply of new trams for Uppsala.
In spite of all the speculation, on 23 June 2026 it was announced that only two manufacturers had submitted all the correct documentation required by Renfe Viajeros from bidders: Hitachi Rail and Siemens Mobility.
On 30 June, 2026, the Line RE 47 was officially inaugurated with a maiden run of a BEMU.
The procurement of 11 FLIRT InterCity EMUs by GYSEV has entered a new phase: the bodyshells manufactured at Stadler’s Szolnok plant have already been transported to Siedlce, Poland, where final assembly of the vehicles is currently underway.
Alstom has successfully delivered into passenger service the first of four Australind trains for the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.
A world-first cantilever design by electrification specialists, Furrer+Frey has been unveiled at Rail Live in Long Marston.
Expansion of production capacity supports growth and safeguards jobs worldwide.
On 26 June 2026, CAF Rail UK has formally opened its new wheelset and bogie overhaul and refurbishment facility in Manchester.
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.