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EBRD will fund €50 million for rehabilitation of Montenegro’s 39 km Golubovci–Bar railway section, including track, stations, bridges, signalling, telecommunications and power upgrades. Separately, ŽPCG and Stadler are progressing discussions on the design of three new electric multiple units.

ČD has launched a tender to sell six Taurus locomotives, offered individually or as a package with spare parts. The three-system units were built in 2007–2011, reach 230 km/h, and are approved for several Central European countries; two have ETCS, while two have Polish SHP equipment.

UIC reported that GCU Joint Committee members and rail freight experts met in Mainz on 29 October 2026 for a workshop on the future of the GCU, focusing on contract application, governance, organisation and digitalisation. The work will continue into concrete next steps.

UIC says the ERPC main group meeting in Rome will bring together procurement leaders from across the European rail sector.

PKP PLK is considering converting some existing Polish electrified main lines from 3 kV DC to 2×25 kV AC. The programme has two phases through 2045, with consultations planned in November 2026 and a final programme expected by year-end, subject to financing.

UIC lists an Executive Board meeting on 3 Dec 2026, scheduled from 11:30 to 13:30.

ZSSK plans to invest €43.9 million in six battery-electric shunting locomotives for Bratislava and Žilina, with delivery planned by end-2030. Slovakia’s finance ministry recommends battery traction over diesel on lifecycle-cost grounds, ahead of ETCS-only operation on key corridors from 2031.

UIC lists an online WG3 Retail & Commercial Affairs meeting. No agenda or technical details are provided in the text.

At InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin, SOGECLAIR TRAINING & SIMULATION presented Oksygen® and LITE, simulation tools for driver and operator training. The platforms use real infrastructure data, digital twins, 2D/3D modelling and portable hardware to support training, assessment and operational readiness.

UIC’s Global Level Crossing Network met in London on 28 October 2026 to share research and measures on level crossing safety, including youth risk perception, pedestrian fatalities, enforcement using drones, and human-factors assessment on low-frequency lines. UIC said a consolidated IRS on level crossing safety will be published by early 2027.

UIC and UIRR will present the 2026 Combined Transport report, covering freight market shifts, infrastructure constraints and evolving European policies.

UIC lists an event titled "Transport of Dangerous Goods Expert Group." No additional details were provided in the source text.

ZF Aftermarket says its ProVia commercial vehicle spare parts brand will expand with transmission parts already added and clutches and air compressors next. By 2027, the range is planned to triple with more than 830 additional part numbers across Europe, IMEA and APAC.

UIC lists its 109 General Assembly on 4 December 2026, scheduled from 11:30 to 16:30.

UIC Statistics Platform plenary meeting held on 19 Nov 2026 from 09:30 to 16:00.

UIC will hold an online New Technologies Working Group Meeting on 24 Nov 2026 from 14:00 to 17:00.

Poland’s rail freight market grew 2.7% in the first nine months of 2026 to 164.99 million tonnes, with tonne-kilometres up 6.7%. Intermodal traffic rose strongly, while mining-related freight fell. PKP Cargo remained the largest operator, and freight punctuality weakened in Q2.

Montenegro’s transport ministry has opened a World Bank-financed tender for the design, supply and installation of safety equipment at 22 railway level crossings.

Ukraine’s ministry, Ukrzaliznytsia and the PPP Agency signed a memorandum to prepare two railway projects in Zakarpattia: a 1,435 mm standard-gauge electrified line from Uzhhorod to the state border via Pavlovo, and modernisation of the Korolevo–Khust route. The work will be supported by the World Bank PREPARE programme.

UIC lists ICHSC plenary sessions as a work meeting at SNCF Group HQ in Saint-Denis on 1–2 Dec 2026.

Pune Metro Line 3, a 23.2-km PPP corridor linking Hinjawadi and Shivajinagar, opened on 3 November as the first metro project under India’s 2017 New Metro Rail Policy. Siemens supplied systems integration, CBTC, electrification and depot equipment; Alstom supplied 22 three-car trainsets.

TRC Synergy said its subsidiary has a 30% interest in a joint venture awarded the RM2.69 billion Penang LRT CMC2 package. The five-year contract covers design and construction of a 5.5km sea-crossing viaduct, a navigation span, an elevated station and related works for the Mutiara Line.

SRI Rail Invest ordered a Vectron Dual Mode locomotive for delivery in late 2027 or early 2028. In a separate deal, it arranged financing for Projektbahn to acquire former ICE 2 vehicles from DB Fernverkehr.

CPKC signed a five-year agreement to increase steelmaking coal shipments from British Columbia to Vancouver export terminals. CN expanded its Vaughan, Ontario fuel terminal to handle more than 15,000 railcars a year. Audi chose a Norfolk Southern-served site in Georgia for a EUR 3.6 billion factory.

Porterbrook will supply 56 new box wagons to GB Railfreight, with the wagons built by WH Davis in Nottinghamshire. The fleet is due to start completion in September 2027 and will be used to move recycled material to 7Steel’s Cardiff site for UK steel production.