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Tuesday Brief: Poland launches first 320 km/h train tender
Plus: Hungary buys 93 refurbished Swiss GTW EMUs via Stadler / France delays planned night train rolling stock order
18 hrs ago
When the plan goes live: the next phase of Traffic Management Systems
Traffic Management Systems (TMS) are the layer that turns a working timetable into a running railway.
21 hrs ago
Polish train manufacturer acquires insolvent German tram builder
The Polish train manufacturer Pesa is acquiring 100% of the shares in the insolvent German tram manufacturer HeiterBlick, which is based in Leipzig.
Jan 12
Friday Brief: Germany’s electrification around half; ETCS still barely started
Plus: Rail Baltica: LTG Infra blocked again from signing >EUR 100m signalling deal / Lazio/RFI: EUR 160m agreement to install ERTMS on Rome–Viterbo line
Jan 9
Spain raises stakes on delivery speed in Renfe high-speed tender
Renfe is expected to launch its next high-speed fleet tender in late January.
Jan 9
Wheel safety: New European rules go operational on 1 February
A derailment in Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel in August 2023 has triggered a Europe-wide operational start date for new freight wagon wheel safety…
Jan 8
Tuesday Brief: Siemens Vectron cleared for 230 km/h passenger runs
Plus: Poland’s first 350 km/h CPK construction tender / EU–EIB back Montenegro upgrade / Bulgaria’s Ruse intermodal terminal / PKP Cargo–PLK Cargotor…
Jan 6
How Digital Automatic Coupling Works — Europe’s Freight System Upgrade
Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is often described as a single technical upgrade.
Jan 5
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Italian FS keeps 2029 Paris–London launch plan alive
Italy’s state-owned rail group Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) says it is still targeting a 2029 launch for high-speed passenger services between…
Jan 5
December 2025
China tests 35,000-ton ‘virtual freight train’
China has carried out a trial in which seven heavy freight trains – together weighing about 35,000 tonnes – ran as one digitally controlled formation…
Dec 12, 2025
Rail this week: Five signals to know
Signal 1: Austria opens the Koralm high-performance Alpine line
Dec 12, 2025
Palla moves quickly: DB starts major restructuring
Deutsche Bahn has taken the first major step in a wide internal restructuring.
Dec 11, 2025
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