Intelligence
Railway Industry News & Analysis
Sunday, 28 June 2026

Alstom JV Secures €107m Five-Year Contract to Maintain 250 WAG-12B Locomotives in India
Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited awarded €107m maintenance deal covering 250 WAG-12B electric locomotives at Nagpur Depot for Indian Railways.

California High-Speed Rail Authority Plans Station Shift to Save $14bn, 9 Miles
California High-Speed Rail Authority considers moving stations away from downtown Merced and Bakersfield, cutting line by 9 miles and reducing costs by $14bn.

Trenitalia Confirms Cyber Attack Compromised Customer Data on June 26
Italy's Trenitalia disclosed a hacker attack on June 26, 2026 that breached customer data systems, raising cybersecurity concerns for the state operator.

Stadler Unveils World's First Narrow-Gauge Hydrogen Train for Sardinia Network

Wabtec Declines Italian Government Subsidies, Cites Industry Collaboration Strategy

DB InfraGO Reopens Hamburg–Berlin Corridor After Major Renewal Project

Knorr-Bremse Wins Mid-Double-Digit Million Euro Contract for Vectouro Platform

Alstom's First X'trapolis 2.0 EMU Enters Service in Melbourne on €300m Contract

Alstom-Led Consortium Wins €690m Contract to Modernise Egypt Rail Corridors

BNSF Receives Approval for 4,500-Acre Barstow Intermodal Terminal in California

Croatia's ENNA Logic Orders 5 Vectron Locos From Siemens with 30-Year Maintenance

Siemens Mobility Unveils Vectron X Next-Generation Locomotive Platform in Germany

Hitachi Rail and PESA Submit Joint Bid for PKP Intercity 20-Train 320 km/h Fleet

SNCF, SBB and SNCB to Launch Brussels–Basel TGV INOUI Service in July 2027

NHSRCL lowers 350-tonne TBM cutterhead at Vikhroli for Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor

Eurostar, SBB and SNCF Sign MoU for Direct Switzerland-London Rail Services

Vy-DSB-Deutsche Bahn Launch Oslo-Berlin Direct Service in Summer 2028

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern refile $85bn merger application with STB



