All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2026 – Page 3
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In depthInfrastructure: Using data to make better decisions
Fouled ballast results in track geometry defects and reduces the effectiveness of tamping. Modern analysis methods such as ground penetrating radar enable ballast cleaning machines to be deployed in a targeted manner.
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Rail Business UKHBC to build net-zero Maintenance Delivery Unit building in Sheffield
UK: Network Rail has awarded HBC Construction a £7·2m contract to design and build a Maintenance Delivery Unit to provide staff facilities in Sheffield, ‘replicating and evolving’ the approach the contractor is using on its ongoing Barnetby MDU project in North Lincolnshire.
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NewsDriverless metro train on test
RUSSIA: Moskva Metro has begun testing a driverless train on the Big Circle Line.
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NewsICE4 remote control project aims to make train depot movements more efficient
GERMANY: The remotely controlled operation of an ICE4 high speed trainset is to be tested by a consortium of industrial, operating and academic partners as part of the RemODtrAIn project which aims to make train movements within maintenance depots more efficient.
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NewsMetrans picks Szeged as its next intermodal hub
Intermodal operator Metrans has picked Szeged as the site of its next rail-connected logistics hub, reflecting the HHLA subsidiary’s growing presence in the CEE freight market. Chief Executive Peter Kiss explains the thinking behind the investment in Hungary to Benjámin Zelki.
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NewsPresident inaugurates Algeria’s heavy haul Western Mining Railway
ALGERIA: The 950 km Western Mining Railway formally opened on February 1, facilitating rail shipments of iron ore over a distance of 1 400 km to a steel plant in Oran.
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NewsStadler to supply 35 Euro4001 diesel locomotives to Turkey’s TCDD Taşımacılık
TURKEY: National train operator TCDD Taşımacılık has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 35 Euro4001 diesel-electric locomotives.
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NewsFS Group launches London-based transport consultancy to solve challenges at scale
INTERNATIONAL: Italy’s national railway FS Group has launched London-based transport and infrastructure consultancy FS Advisory.
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NewsWarszawa tram depot goes digital
POLAND: Tramwaje Warszawskie has rolled out Peak Mobility’s PEAK.DMS depot management system to automate key processes at its Annopol depot.
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Rail Business UKGreat British Railways is a ‘golden opportunity’ to end boom and bust
UK: The creation of Great British Railways provides a ‘golden opportunity’ to take ‘a radical new approach’ to tackle the boom and bust investment cycles, according to House of Commons Transport Committee Chair Ruth Cadbury.
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NewsCroatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina discuss reopening of Una line
EUROPE: The transport ministers of Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina have met to discuss topics including restarting passenger services between Zagreb and Sarajevo and the revival of the out-of-use Una route between Zagreb and Split.
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NewsEl Insurgente creates an interchange with Mexico City’s metro
MEXICO: The El Insurgente suburban rail service in Mexico City has been extended from Santa Fe to Observatorio, where meets metro Line 1.
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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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NewsCommuter rail expansion contracts awarded in Bangkok
THAILAND: Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand has selected the winning bidders for two major construction contracts under its Bangkok commuter rail expansion programme.
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Rail Business UKMPs say Great British Railways must be protected from political interference
UK: The House of Commons Transport Committee has called for the government to provide more detail about how the rail industry will work in the future, and for changes to the Railways Bill which it says are needed to protect Great British Railways from political interference.
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Country profile
China: high speed line 8x8 grid progress - project map
China: high speed line 8x8 grid progress – project map of new line construction
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NewsSpanish operation of Haramain high speed railway extended as more trains ordered
SAUDI ARABIA: Talgo is to supply a further 20 trainsets for use on the Haramain High Speed Railway as part of a wider package of investment agreed with the Spanish consortium that developed the line.
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NewsPraha tunnel approved as part of airport link project
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of the Environment has approved plans for the construction of a tunnel under the northern suburbs of Praha as part of the development of an airport rail link.
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Rail Business UKCrossCountry unveils its first refurbished Voyager trainset
UK: Long-distance passenger train operator CrossCountry has unveiled the first of its 70 Voyager inter-city diesel-electric multiple-units which are being refurbished by Alstom in a £75·1m programme funded by leasing company Beacon. Andrew Grantham reports from Derby.
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