ZSSK has signed a contract with a consortium of Škoda Group and ŽOS Trnava for new long-distance electric multiple units. The base order covers eight trains worth EUR 266.2 million, with an option for another seven.
European rail infrastructure managers have formally launched ENIM at InnoTrans 2026. The new body will coordinate capacity and traffic management under the EU’s new rail capacity rules, with RailNetEurope appointed as Network Coordinator.
Stadler has presented what it describes as the world’s first hydrogen-powered train developed specifically for narrow-gauge operation. A total of 21 trains are being built for three operators in Sardinia, Calabria and Sicily.
DB, Trenitalia and ÖBB plan to launch direct Frecciarossa services from Munich to Milan and Rome from summer 2027. Nine ETR 1000 trainsets are being adapted for operation in Germany and Austria, with testing and certification currently under way.
TX Logistik and Greenbrier Europe have signed an agreement covering the production and leasing of the NIK intermodal handling platform. The cooperation starts with an initial order for 50 units.
Christine Stockhammer-Kostelka will become Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) from January 2027, succeeding Alberto Mazzola.
Greenbrier received orders for 3,400 new freight wagons with a combined value of around $600 million during its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended on 31 August 2026.
BUDAMAR GROUP is strengthening its locomotive fleet with three additional six-axle electric locomotives of two types, supplied under leasing agreements with Akiem and RS Lease.