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Alpha Trains sells 11 Talent DMUs to Poland

gobstopper
September 28, 2026
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Alpha Trains has completed the sale of 11 Bombardier/Alstom Talent diesel multiple units to Public Transport Service and Modertrans Poznań. The trains will be overhauled and homologated for operation in Poland, with the first six units due to be handed…

Hector Rail sold to InfraRed Capital Partners for €230m

Marco Raimondi
September 28, 2026
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Hector Rail, the largest private operator in Scandinavia, has been sold by Ancala to “funds managed by InfraRed Capital Partners”. The deal, valued at SEK…

Beyond the ocean: Shipping lines’ higher ambitions for rail freight

Marco Raimondi
September 28, 2026
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While the major container lines are increasingly trying to become integrated logistics operators rather than simply ocean carriers, many remain content to outsource the rail…

Beyond the ocean: Shipping lines’ higher ambitions for rail freight

Marco Raimondi
September 28, 2026
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While the major container lines are increasingly trying to become integrated logistics operators rather than simply ocean carriers, many remain content to outsource the rail…

Saving Money And Reducing Disruption On The Upfield Line

Bardy Bigglesworth
September 28, 2026
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This change will allow construction to align with works to duplicate the Upfield Line.

Europe overtakes Asia in global rail market

gobstopper
September 28, 2026
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Europe has become the world’s largest regional market for the rail industry, overtaking Asia with an estimated market volume of EUR 77.7 billion. SCI Verkehr expects the global market to grow by 3.9% annually through 2030, with passenger rail and digit…

InnoTrans 2026 draws record 175,000 visitors

gobstopper
September 28, 2026
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InnoTrans 2026 attracted around 175,000 trade visitors and 3,190 exhibitors, both record figures for the Berlin transport technology fair. AI, digitalisation and alternative propulsion were among the main themes of its 15th edition.

Poland, Czechia advance Katowice–Ostrava rail

gobstopper
September 28, 2026
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Port Polska and Správa železnic have signed a memorandum on cooperation in developing rail links between Poland and Czechia, with the Katowice–Ostrava connection as the main joint project. The two sides also plan to coordinate preparations for possible…

Weekly Railway Photo Competition Winners

Guest authors
September 28, 2026
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The latest winners in our weekly competition

Siemens awarded €1.3bn contract to upgrade Austria’s signalling

Guest authors
September 27, 2026
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Siemens Mobility has been awarded a €1.3 billion contract to digitise signal interlocking on Austria’s national railway network, ÖBB.