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The transaction was finalised on 11 February, expanding Wabtec’s Transit business with couplers and gangways for rolling stock.
FS Engineering replaces the Italferr name after more than 40 years of activity.
The Austria-based freight forwarder plans to operate block trains from the Linz container terminal to Duisburg twice weekly and to Rotterdam once a week.
The change took effect with the December timetable change and expands Northrail’s role in regional passenger rail.
Fermerci said the works risk disrupting combined transport flows and supply chains across Europe.
The rail journey to León took approximately two and a half hours.
Programme 269 is designed to support investments in sustainable mobility. The financing has a seven-year term.
The trial included loads of up to 1,500 tonnes and covered standing starts on gradients along the route.
The operator plans to deploy 83 Airo trainsets across multiple corridors nationwide in the coming years.
Leo Express states that the trains will be used on international routes connecting the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The transaction, structured as a business acquisition, covers assets valued at approximately EUR 250m across two phases in 2026.
The cross-border service will run daily in both directions along Sweden’s west coast before continuing into Norway.
Total output reached 14.41bn gross tonne-kilometres (gtkm), down 9.62% from 15.93bn gtkm in 2024.
The transport was initiated by Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence, with the equipment allocated from Lithuanian Armed Forces reserves.
Total cargo handled across the five ports in Germany and the Czech Republic reached 2.53m tonnes.
The project represents a total investment of around EUR 5.3 bn (MXN 100 bn) and enables end-to-end journeys of under 60 minutes.
The service resumed on 9 February 2026 and is operated with one weekly round trip.
Bertschi Group closed 2025 with turnover of CHF 1.02bn, unchanged year on year, as stagnation in the European chemical industry and shifting global trade flows continued to shape demand.
This is the first time the Swedish forest owners’ association has exceeded the half-million cubic metre threshold for rail-borne timber transport.
The programme targets both long-distance and regional passenger services and includes options for external financing and EU support.
The wagons will be deployed on cross-border flows serving the company’s agricultural supply chain.
The move adds Austria to the company’s operating footprint in European rail freight.
The project returns steel scrap from Volvo Cars’ body components plant in Olofström to Salzgitter Flachstahl for remelting and reuse in flat steel production.
The agreement was announced on 9 February 2026 and forms part of the US freight operator’s fleet renewal programme.
Alstom has delivered additional Coradia Stream electric multiple units to Romania under its contract with the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF).
The decision applies to three contracts and follows prolonged disruption of works and safety concerns along the tunnel route.
The final locomotive was delivered at the turn of the year, concluding a fleet renewal programme launched after the termination of several leasing agreements.
The train departed from the Sknyliv–Lisky terminal in Lviv and is bound for the East West Gate terminal at Fényeslitke.
According to Mars Logistics, the rail movement replaced up to 30 lorry journeys on the same corridor.
The planned acquisition was presented during a briefing on the FS Group freight division’s 2025–2029 plan and its ongoing organisational restructuring.
Volumes in other freight segments remained broadly stable.
Thanks to its in-depth knowledge of the railway environment and related industrial sectors, VUZ is a natural partner for organisations seeking certification with genuine added value.
Scheduled services began on 2 February 2026 on the 81 km line linking Saxony’s third- and largest cities.
The contract covers the supply of 20 trainsets with the same configuration as the 35 Talgo 350 trains delivered to SAR in 2018, as well as long-term maintenance.
The proposed order covers 16 EMUs for GZM’s planned Metrorail services and 16 for the regional authority, with an option for a further 20 vehicles, split equally between the two parties.
The agreement, signed already at the end of 2025, gives SNCF partner status in the pilot installation at Buttes, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
The 36-year-old employee, identified as Serkan C., succumbed to his injuries on February 5, two days after the incident.
The company described the project as a shift of volumes previously moved by other transport modes to rail.
The authorities emphasise that the measure does not involve privatisation, as both the infrastructure manager and the transport operator remain fully state-owned.
The operation covers north–south container flows within Poland and connects inland terminals with the port of Gdańsk.
The wagons are designed for the transport of benzene and are equipped with insulation and heating systems.
The agreement was signed in the fourth quarter of 2025 and covers a multi-year programme with deliveries starting in 2027.
The working visit was intended to improve coordination with regional and Chinese partners on international freight movements, as ASEAN–China rail freight volumes depend on multiple national networks and interfaces rather than a single operator.
The devices were installed at locations without fixed switch heaters to prevent points and associated components from freezing during the storm.
The contract covers bogie overhauls and main circuit breaker maintenance for the double-deck EMUs used in regional passenger services in Sweden.
The fleet comprises 10 ten-car tri-mode trainsets intended for operation on the East Coast Main Line, with introduction planned in the coming years.
The flows add to RheinCargo’s bulk materials portfolio serving steel and heavy industry customers in the Rhine-Ruhr region.
The Czech private railway operator focuses primarily on timber transport within the Czech Republic.
The locomotives are approved under Germany’s EBO regulations for internal works traffic and are intended for heavy industrial shunting operations on plant rail networks.
The contract confirms the tendency to lease more and more locomotives to passenger rail operators.