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Friday, 11 September 2026
HS2 Installs First Steel Span of New Saltley Viaduct in Birmingham
HS2 Ltd's contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI drove the first 55-metre span of the replacement Saltley Viaduct into place over live Birmingham–Derby rail lines during the August bank holiday weekend, the first of four sections due for completion by late 2027.
JNPA Reviews Dedicated Freight Corridor Rail Links to Speed Container Evacuation from Mumbai Port
JNPA's chairman and deputy chairman inspected Dedicated Freight Corridor rail nodes near Mumbai to speed container evacuation from the port by rail, the port authority said in an official statement.
North Eastern Railway Completes 56km Nepalganj Road-Bahraich Gauge Conversion, Extends Four Train Services
Indian Railways converted the full 56.15km Nepalganj Road-Nanpara-Bahraich section from metre to broad gauge and electrified it, a Rs730 crore project reconnecting the 140-year-old line to the Nepal border; the launch was overshadowed by tributes to victims of the Nepal flash floods.
PKP Cargo Wins Fourth Extension as Creditor Deal Deadline Moves to 15 September
CAF Battery Train Hits 273 km Range in Tests for Germany's Largest BEMU Fleet
Nigeria Unveils First National Land Transport Policy, Casting Rail as the Trunk Network
Canada Commits C$4.7bn for 313 Alstom-Built VIA Rail Cars, Largest Order in Operator's History
First Stadler High-Capacity Trains Enter Service on Madrid's Cercanías Network
KeolisAmey Takes Over Dublin's Luas Tram Network Under €1.3bn Contract
Velvet Wins French Operating Licence, Clearing First Hurdle to Challenge SNCF From 2028
First of Ten Extra Elizabeth Line Trains Enters Passenger Service in London
Lenka Hamplová Takes Over as Chief Executive of Czech Operator České Dráhy
Mota-Engil Signs 30-Year Concession for DR Congo Railway Feeding the Lobito Corridor
Norfolk Southern and Wabtec Expand Locomotive Modernisation to 33 More Units
Argentina Opens 50-Year Concession Tender for Belgrano Cargas Freight Network
UK Opens Train Driver Training to 18-Year-Olds as GCSE Results Land
Germany's Rail Upgrade Strategy Falls Behind Its Own Delivery Targets
Indian Parliamentary Panel Urges Railways to Cut Coal Dependence, Chase Autos and E-Commerce Freight
