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EVG has warned that Italo’s planned entry into Germany’s long-distance rail market could weaken ICE and IC services in several cities outside the main corridors.
Hitachi Rail and PESA Bydgoszcz have signed a strategic cooperation agreement covering high-speed trains, double-deck vehicles and technology transfer in Poland.
The Polish rolling stock leasing company said the first five Traxx MS3 locomotives have already been produced for operation in Germany, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.
David Vaquero has been appointed Country Manager for Lenord+Bauer in Spain as the company opens a new subsidiary on the Iberian Peninsula.
The change was approved at UNIFE’s 35th General Assembly in Brussels, where members discussed EU regulation, export policy and market fragmentation.
The Polish manufacturer will supply six train driver simulators and eight railway traffic control simulators by the end of 2026.
Heavy Haul Rail and BNSF Railway have presented commemorative locomotive liveries linked to history.
The agreement covers 170 bogies from Akiem’s BB27000, BB37000 and BB37500 fleets.
Port Polska.KDP will procure and lease trains for Poland’s future high-speed, airport and regional express services, with tenders planned later this year.
Josef Köcher has taken over as CEO of Stadler’s Berlin-Pankow site, bringing more than 20 years of management experience from aerospace and international industry.
The package includes term loans with 14 international banks and seven institutional investors from the US and Europe.
PKP Cargo has submitted final arrangement proposals to the court as part of its restructuring proceedings.
European rail freight and wagon-sector representatives met in Kraków on 29 May 2026 for a programme covering freight strategy, infrastructure investment, intermodal logistics and rolling stock.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has received 11 bids in the tender for the design and construction of road links around the future airport. The contracts cover approximately 90 km of new and upgraded roads, with a total value exceeding PLN 1.7 billion, or around €400 million.
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Hitachi Rail has won a contract worth approximately €168 million to deliver signalling and telecoms systems for Mexico’s Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo passenger rail corridor.
Alstom has appointed Jean-Michel Morvan as Managing Director for Southern Latin America, putting him in charge of the company’s operations in Argentina, Chile, Peru and Ecuador.
In a decision issued on 28 May 2026, the Board found that the revised filing satisfies the completeness requirements for a major rail merger.
The plan updates the inaugural 2020 edition and defines priorities for safety, efficiency, security, resilience, innovation, and workforce development across the National Multimodal Freight Network.
Greenbrier has rejected a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determination on freight rail couplers issued on 18 May 2026 under the Enforce and Protect Act.