High speed and freight corridors announced in budget as Indian Railways capex hiked again
INDIA: Proposals for seven more high speed lines and another dedicated freight corridor were announced on February 1, when the government’s 2026-27 budget allocated record support for capital investment across the national rail network.
DB demonstrates remote controlled S-Bahn train at München depot
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn and Alstom have demonstrated the remote control of an S-Bahn trainset within a depot as part of a project to make shunting movements faster and more efficient and to reduce the distance staff need to walk.
First phase of Beijing Tongzhou underground rail complex opens
CHINA: The first element of Beijing Tongzhou railway station has opened in the east of the capital, marking the completion of Beijing’s eight stations and two airports plan.
Angola to award 30-year Namibe Corridor railway concession
ANGOLA: The Ministry of Transport has called tenders for a concession to operate and maintain the 855 km Namibe Corridor, which it wants to see run as a ‘competitive, efficient and financially sustainable’ logistics asset.
High‑speed imaging to support pit stop style wagon maintenance
UK: Wabtec has signed a 10-year agreement to maintain GB Railfreight’s fleet of intermodal platform wagons, making use of Wabtec’s KinetiX high‑speed imaging technology to support ‘pit stop’ style maintenance.
Work starts on Toronto commuter rail expansion project
CANADA: The government of Ontario has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Bowmanville Extension of the Toronto area’s GO Transit commuter rail network.
MÁV gains full ownership of Dunakeszi Járműjavító
HUNGARY: National railway group MÁV has purchased 100% of the companies owning the assets of rolling stock maintenance business Dunakeszi Járműjavító.
West Midlands Trains transfer to public ownership ‘an exciting opportunity’ as DfT cools on mayoral control of rail services
Hong Kong: MTR completes East Rail Line’s complex retrofit
High-volume rail terminal opens to support construction of Meta AI data centre
Software error double-counts Swiss light rail passengers
Nigerian Railway Corp is out of intensive care and ‘ready to fly’
