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Vienna Central Station is hosting "Iron People", a photo exhibition documenting the resilience of Ukrainian railway workers during four years of war.
Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has launched a tender to appoint a contract engineer for the first construction package of the airport-area railway node, part of the Warsaw–Łódź high-speed corridor. Bids are open until 9 March.
An external expert assessment concludes that DB Cargo can be fundamentally restructured to achieve sustainable profitability.
The reorganisation process is intended to expand ÖBB’s entrepreneurial scope, with implementation targeted for early 2027.
Under the transaction, the locomotives will continue to be leased to SBB Cargo International under a full-service agreement covering maintenance and technical support, ensuring uninterrupted cross-border freight operations.
Finnish rail operator VR significantly improved profitability in 2025, with comparable EBIT rising by more than 53% year-on-year, supported by strong long-distance demand and a recovery in rail logistics. Revenue remained broadly stable on a comparable basis despite contract expiries.
Railcare’s board has decided to wind down its UK operations following a sustained decline in contracting volumes. The process begins immediately, with existing projects to be completed.
Hitachi Rail and Malaysian operator Prasarana are strengthening their long-term cooperation through a new Industrial Collaboration Program focused on signalling technology, local skills development and localisation in the rail supply chain.
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.
České dráhy is accelerating the phase-out of legacy rolling stock as part of the largest fleet renewal programme in the country’s history, with hundreds of older vehicles being scrapped or sold.
The transaction, structured as a business acquisition, covers assets valued at approximately EUR 250m across two phases in 2026.
Total cargo handled across the five ports in Germany and the Czech Republic reached 2.53m tonnes.
The move adds Austria to the company’s operating footprint in European rail freight.
The planned acquisition was presented during a briefing on the FS Group freight division’s 2025–2029 plan and its ongoing organisational restructuring.
Poland’s Port Polska programme is expected to create thousands of rail jobs alongside the development of a new national airport and high-speed rail network. The project aims to strengthen long-distance rail demand and workforce capacity across Central Europe.
Stadler has nominated two new candidates for election to its Board of Directors at the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The move is part of a planned generational transition aimed at strengthening industrial, mobility and international project expertise at board level.
DSB has signed a major framework agreement with Siemens Mobility and Stadler for up to 326 fully automated S-Bahn trains for Copenhagen. The project will support capacity growth and full network automation in the 2030s.
Germany’s railway heritage network DB Museum reported its highest visitor numbers in a decade in 2025. The museum will open a new railway tunnel exhibition in Nuremberg in July 2026.
The authorities emphasise that the measure does not involve privatisation, as both the infrastructure manager and the transport operator remain fully state-owned.