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Robert Preston

January 8, 2026 | Financial

Europe approves Lineas rescue loan

€61m loan to struggling freight operator does not breach state aid rules.

January 7, 2026 | High-speed

First civil works tender issued for Polish high-speed line

CPK invites applications to participate in competitive dialogue for Warsaw - Łódź line.

January 6, 2026 | North America

UP and NS file merger application

Merger would create first transcontinental freight railway in the United States.

January 5, 2026 | Asia

Vietnam aims to start work this year on first high-speed line

Government presses ahead with North-South Railway despite loss of potential investor.

January 5, 2026 | Europe

FS forms partnership to develop high-speed business in Europe

Partnership with investment firm Certares will support entry into London - Paris market.

December 18, 2025 | Financial

Finance secured for Lobito Corridor upgrade in Angola

Concessionaire Lobito Atlantic Railway secures $US 753m for infrastructure and fleet improvements.

December 16, 2025 | High-speed

Canada chooses first section of high-speed line

Alto expects to start work in 2029 on Ottawa - Montreal section.

December 15, 2025 | Europe

Belgium completes ETCS rollout

ETCS installed on 6399 track-km at a cost of €2.8bn.

December 15, 2025 | Signalling

FRMCS field testing moves closer

With European Union funding secured, preparatory work is now underway for laboratory and field testing of the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS). Robert Preston reports from the UIC’s Fourth Global FRMCS Conference held in Paris on October 14-15.

December 11, 2025 | Fleet

Škoda wins Latvian BEMU order

First Škoda battery trains for 1520mm gauge ordered by regional operator ATD.

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