Alstom completes its largest-ever UK re-signalling project
Alstom has completed what it describes as its largest-ever single re-signalling project in the UK, delivering Stage 2 of the Cambridge Resignalling, Relock and Recontrol (C3R) programme for Network Rail following an intensive 11-day Christmas blockade. The commissioning, carried out between Christmas Day 2025 and the morning of 5 January 2026, required a full possession […]
UK to announce new Birmingham-Manchester rail link after HS2 rollback
The UK government is set to announce plans for a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, according to the BBC, reviving a connection that was scrapped from the original HS2 programme. According to the BBC, the proposal will be confirmed as part of a wider package of rail upgrades under Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), […]
Interrail suffers data security breach: contact details and passports may be involved
Eurail B.V, the company behind the Interrail pas allowing train travel across Europe, has announced a data security incident after unauthorised access was detected in its systems. This potentially exposed customer order, reservation, and passport information. The Utrecht-based company announced the breach on January 10, stating that an investigation is underway with support from cybersecurity […]
Manchester Mayor clashes with Labour Party and the sector over Northern Powerhouse Rail
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has found himself at odds with both his own political party and parts of the rail sector. It’s over his stance on the future shape of rail investment in the North West of England. The rift has opened as the ruling Labour Party prepares to set out a phased and scaled-back […]
Swedish trains can now roll into Finland for maintenance with VR Fleetcare’s transfer bogies
With newly developed transfer bogies, train can now travel from Sweden to the different track gauge of Finland by rail. On January 9, 2026, an SJ X40 electric double-decker train arrived this way in Oulu from Haparanda-Tornio for maintenance, using innovative transfer bogies developed by VR FleetCare. The new solution eliminates the need for truck […]
What will the 2027 DAC tests will look like?
The Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) initiative will advance further in 2027 with the start of large-scale tests in commercial operations. Sister publication RailFreight.com had an exclusive interview with Heiko Radke, General Manager of VERS, which coordinates installation, to get a clearer picture of what these tests entail. The initiative is called Pioneer DAC Train, PioDAC […]
Motorway shut, rail rerouted: rebuilding the West Coast Main Line over the M6
Network Rail and specialist contractors Skanska have successfully replaced the Clifton Bridge over the M6 motorway near Penrith, Cumbria, in northwest England. The project is part of a £60m (€71m) upgrade to the West Coast Main Line, Europe’s busiest mixed traffic route. The 130-metre-long bridge was removed and replaced over two consecutive weekends, requiring full […]
Hungary to get second-hand Swiss trains as MÁV contracts Stadler to refurbish Thurbo fleet
Stadler has signed a contract to comprehensively modernise 93 second-hand GTW multiple units from Switzerland and resell them to Hungarian State Railways (MÁV), in a deal pitched as a fast-track capacity boost for the country’s struggling regional rail network. Under the agreement, announced in Budapest on 12 January, Stadler will acquire the articulated GTW trains […]
rail services return in the Netherlands and Germany, but disruption lingers
Rail services in the Netherlands and northern Germany are gradually stabilising after heavy snow, ice, and severe frost, but operators on both sides of the border caution that networks remain fragile, with reduced capacity, route-specific suspensions and a growing backlog of infrastructure checks still constraining operations. Subscribe to gain access to all news Already have […]
Poland’s Pesa to acquire Germany’s tram maker in state-backed expansion
Polish rolling stock manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz has agreed to acquire German tram builder HeiterBlick GmbH, marking another state-backed Polish industrial move into Europe’s largest rail market. Pesa will purchase 100% of Leipzig-based HeiterBlick for an undisclosed sum, according to Piotr Małczuk, president of Poland’s state-owned development fund PFR, which controls Pesa. The acquisition of the […]