All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2026
All articles published this month.
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Rail Business UKWest Midlands Trains transfer to public ownership ‘an exciting opportunity’ as DfT cools on mayoral control of rail services
UK: West Midlands Trains is the latest operator to transfer from the private to the public sector, moving from Transport UK ownership to DfT Operator Ltd at 02.00 on February 1.
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NewsTeleste to supply LED displays for Belgian stations
BELGIUM: Infrastructure manager Infrabel has awarded Teleste an extendable four-year framework contract to supply passenger information displays for stations across the country.
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NewsRoma metro Line C extension contract awarded
ITALY: Roma municipality has awarded the Metro C Scpa consortium a €776m contract covering the design and construction of Section T1 of Line C.
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NewsDigital automatic coupler demonstration train goes on a grand tour
AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group’s digital automatic coupler demonstration train is to undertake a ‘grand tour’ of the national network during 2026 to assess operation under a wide range of different scenarios.
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NewsMÁV gains full ownership of Dunakeszi Járműjavító
HUNGARY: National railway group MÁV has purchased 100% of the companies owning the assets of rolling stock maintenance business Dunakeszi Járműjavító.
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NewsWork starts on Toronto commuter rail expansion project
CANADA: The government of Ontario has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Bowmanville Extension of the Toronto area’s GO Transit commuter rail network.
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Rail Business UKHigh‑speed imaging to support pit stop style wagon maintenance
UK: Wabtec has signed a 10-year agreement to maintain GB Railfreight’s fleet of intermodal platform wagons, making use of Wabtec’s KinetiX high‑speed imaging technology to support ‘pit stop’ style maintenance.
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NewsAngola to award 30-year Namibe Corridor railway concession
ANGOLA: The Ministry of Transport has called tenders for a concession to operate and maintain the 855 km Namibe Corridor, which it wants to see run as a ‘competitive, efficient and financially sustainable’ logistics asset.
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InfographicChinese metro growth
Chinese metro growth - route-km opened over late-2025/early-2026, and lines under construction or planned.
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NewsFirst phase of Beijing Tongzhou underground rail complex opens
CHINA: The first element of Beijing Tongzhou railway station has opened in the east of the capital, marking the completion of Beijing’s eight stations and two airports plan.
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NewsDB demonstrates remote controlled S-Bahn train at München depot
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn and Alstom have demonstrated the remote control of an S-Bahn trainset within a depot as part of a project to make shunting movements faster and more efficient and to reduce the distance staff need to walk.
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Digital archiveRailway Gazette International Current Issue - February 2026
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NewsHigh speed and freight corridors announced in budget as Indian Railways capex hiked again
INDIA: Proposals for seven more high speed lines and another dedicated freight corridor were announced on February 1, when the government’s 2026-27 budget allocated record support for capital investment across the national rail network.
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NewsUKTram confirms board appointments
UK: Light rail industry association UKTram appointed new and returning board members at its annual general meeting on January 28.
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NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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News‘New rules’ see capacity, cost and reliability drive intermodal rail freight growth
EUROPE: German rail market analysis firm SCI Verkehr believes that ’intermodal rail freight transport remains a key market, but it now operates according to new rules’, according to its l;atest research.
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NewsRITES to support Botswana’s railway modernisation ambitions
BOTSWANA: A memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development and modernisation of transport infrastructure with a strong focus on railways has been signed by the Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure and Indian transport consultancy RITES.
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NewsTicketing and access to secondhand rolling stock lead European Commission’s 2026 rail agenda
EUROPE: The European Commission expects to present proposals for a Directive on rail ticketing and passenger rights ‘in the next few weeks’, Magda Kopczyńska, Director-General for Mobility & Transport at DG Move told the European Rail Award in Brussels on February 2.
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Rail Business UKTrainline calls for third party ticket sellers to be able to offer ‘one-click’ Delay Repay
UK: Trainline has launched a ‘Fair Play on Delay Repay’ campaign, calling on the government to give third party ticket retailers access to systems which would enable them to offer ‘one-click’ Delay Repay for compensating passengers whose trains are late.