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Danish State Railways awarded ELL a EUR 26.35 million lease contract for up to 12 Siemens Vectron AC locomotives for regional and long-distance passenger services. The contract includes maintenance, spare parts and availability support, with initial entry into service expected from December 2026.

Wabtec has reached 1,000 locomotives built at its Contagem plant in Brazil. Vale ordered 50 Evolution Series locomotives in 2025, and Wabtec also signed a USD 254 million deal with MRS Logística in September 2026 for locomotives, spare parts and maintenance through 2032. Some units are exported to Australia and Uruguay.

The Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society has formally taken ownership of steam locomotive 35025 Brocklebank Line. The group is assessing required restoration work, available parts and storage plans, with major components still needed for a future mainline return.

At Austria’s Wels intermodal terminal, two new gantry cranes have been erected and are now in technical installation. The €68 million, ÖBB- and EU-financed upgrade also adds extended tracks, a longer crane runway, video gates and automated truck entry/exit, with completion expected in mid-2027.

Network Rail completed nine days of work to renew and strengthen Saxmundham junction on East Suffolk Line, converting it from manual to powered operation and upgrading signalling and infrastructure. The improvements support increased freight traffic to the Sizewell C construction site and resumed Greater Anglia services between Halesworth and Ipswich.

Premium PSU will present its full auxiliary and services power conversion range for rolling stock at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin, including AC/DC supplies, DC/DC converters, inverters, VFDs and DC-UPS. The products are engineered to EN 50155 and related railway standards and built in Barcelona.

MRT Corp has awarded a RM2.69 billion civil main contract to a JV of CCCC, TRC Construction and Ufuk Semarak for the Penang LRT Mutiara Line cross-sea extension. The 5.5km package includes a 3.05km sea bridge linking Macallum on Penang Island to Penang Sentral in Seberang Perai.

HS2 reached a tunnel breakthrough at Old Oak Common station, linking the station box to the 8.8-mile West Ruislip tunnel portal. The 360-metre tunnel, excavated with miners rather than TBMs, used sprayed concrete and cast-in-situ lining. HS2 says other major route works are also progressing ahead of plan.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro Line 3 (23 km) and laid the foundation stone for Pune Metro Phase-II projects worth about ₹13,500 crore. The new phase covers four corridors: Lines 2A, 2B, 4 and 4A, aimed at expanding metro connectivity across Pune.

BBG Infrastructure won a ₹137.93 crore DMRC contract to design and construct seven elevated metro stations and a foot overbridge for Delhi Metro Phase 4. The tender had two bidders, but only BBG qualified technically. The work period is 660 days.

Sydney Metro Southwest has opened passenger services, completing Sydney’s 66 km metro line with 31 stations. Alstom supplied Metropolis trains, Urbalis CBTC signalling and maintenance services for the extension, and also maintains the fleet at Metro Trains Sydney’s Tallawong depot.

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.

Anthony Loke said the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is projected to generate RM418 million in operating revenue from passenger and cargo services by 2029.

Modal Group and Dunkerque-Port opened a EUR 25 million intermodal terminal at Loon-Plage in Dunkirk, with four 750-metre rail tracks and services to Lyon. The terminal handles containers, semi-trailers and swap bodies, and a Lyon–Piacenza extension is planned for 2027.

UIC lists the 43rd Regional Assembly Europe on 3 December 2026, scheduled from 14:30 to 17:00.

Train services between Peterborough and London King’s Cross will be disrupted on 28–29 November due to digital signalling installation work on the East Coast Main Line. The work includes diagnostic system and software updates, track renewal, step-free access works, canopy work, and overhead line equipment upgrades.

Stadler has begun commissioning the first RBe 546 FLIRT EMU for Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn in Switzerland. The 17 three-car units were ordered in September 2024, with type testing in 2027 and commercial service planned from May 2028.

Chiltern Railways said it will run over 90% of services on 12 November despite RMT industrial action, with some Birmingham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa services reduced or suspended. The operator also said all East West Rail services will have two staff on board.

Indian Railways reported higher coal and overall freight loading in October, CONCOR ordered 12 rakes of container wagons from Golden Rock Workshop, DP World expanded double-stack services from JNPA, and the Rowghat iron ore line was commissioned. A new East-West dedicated freight corridor is under study.

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

Bay Area voters are backing Measure RTM, a 14-year transit sales tax for operators including BART, Caltrain and AC Transit. Preliminary results suggest it will prevent BART’s planned 2027 station closures and major service cuts, though BART still says a structural funding gap remains.

Siemens Mobility launched Tech Experience Launchpad, a UK work-experience programme for 11–16-year-olds that will offer more than 3,300 opportunities a year and 10,000 over three years. The initiative coincided with the opening of Siemens’s £100 million Rail Technology Centre in Chippenham and supports UK rail skills development.

Schneider National will shift its primary eastern US intermodal rail service from CSX to Norfolk Southern under an agreement announced on 29 October 2026. Freight is expected to move in November 2026, and Norfolk Southern says it has been preparing terminal capacity and track adjustments for the added traffic.

Amorim Cork Solutions supplied under ballast mats for a railway infrastructure project in Pampilhosa do Botão, Portugal, to help control vibration in a track transition zone beside a bridge. The mats were selected for their elastic support and ability to reduce vibration transmission under repeated train loading.