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Mark Simmons

March 25, 2026 | Financial

LKAB Malmtrafik signs locomotive service agreement

Alstom will provide technical support for Swedish heavy-haul fleet for 12 years.

March 25, 2026 | Infrastructure

MoU signed for Upper Austria rail network

Key focus will be on developing existing lines, including the Linz Regional Light Rail network.

March 24, 2026 | Policy

ECJ rules on German track access charges

Court finds that track access charge cap is incompatible with EU law.

March 24, 2026 | Australia/NZ

Queensland Faster Rail goes ahead

Consortium awarded design and construction contract for major works package.

March 23, 2026 | High-speed

Taiwan expands high-speed fleet depot

Maintenance depot in Kaohsiung City will service new N700ST high-speed trains.

March 21, 2026 | Fleet

ScotRail replaces inter-city fleet

Alstom will overhaul and service class 222 DMUs that will move from England to Scotland.

March 20, 2026 | Africa

Construction starts on next section of Kenyan SGR

Funding still to be resolved for new 380km standard-gauge line to Ugandan border.

March 19, 2026 | Track

Cleaning up rail grinding

Traditional rail grinding can be messy and require large volumes of water. Maurice Verheijen, CEO of RailTechnology, explains to Mark Simmons how his company developed a new type of grinding machine that is particularly suited to track maintenance in confined spaces such as tunnels.

March 13, 2026 | Commuter Rail

Munich S-Bahn extension approved

Electrification of the 18.7km Ebersberg - Wasserburg line will allow S4 and S6 services to run from central Munich.

March 10, 2026 | Commuter Rail

Gothenburg regional operating contract awarded

SJ retains operation of the Västtågen regional network.

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