Talgo has announced plans to double its production capacity by the end of 2028. The Spanish rolling stock manufacturer cited a further increase in its order book of EUR 6.3 billion, which includes the latest order for day and night trains for long-distance passenger rail transport for Swedish transport administration Trafikverket (SCI RAILDATA Issue 16/2026). Plans include expansions of the Rivabellosa plant for car bodies and wheel sets, and the Las Matas plant for powered end cars and final assembly. In addition, Talgo is planning to streamline its manufacturing processes. The investment project was most recently in the final stages of approval. Talgo also announced the imminent delivery of the last three high-speed trains (HST) of the Avril type to Renfe. Following three years of delays, Talgo had been fined EUR 116 million (SCI RAILDATA Issue 33/2024). Furthermore, Talgo is establishing TeknoRail, a separate division for research and development in the Basque Country.
Source: Rolling Stock World 09.06.2026

Go-Ahead has announced that it will withdraw from the Norwegian passenger rail transport sector after 2027. Since 2019, the UK transport company has been operating the Sørlandsbanen, Arendalsbanen and Jærbanen railway lines through its subsidiary Go-Ahead Norge as part of Transport Package 1, which was put out to tender following the 2017 railway reform. In autumn 2024, the Norwegian government decided not to extend the contract upon its expiry and to award the package to the state-owned operator Vy without a tendering process (SCI RAILDATA Issue 43/024). Group CEO Patrick Verwer told the newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad that Go-Ahead was now planning an orderly exit and had no interest even if an extension were offered. He cited the difficult market conditions in Norway as the reason. According to the company, Go-Ahead has so far recorded a loss of EUR 48.6 million despite state support of EUR 45.8 million (NOK 500 million). There were also significant operational and maintenance issues. Between September 2025 and February 2026, more than 1,000 train journeys were cancelled due to vehicle faults. During a maintenance inspection in November 2025, over 2,000 defects were identified, including 83 serious or safety-critical issues.
Source: Lok Report 08.06.2026

Arenaways and European Sleeper have agreed to launch an international night train service between Milan and Brussels starting 9th September 2026. Arenaways, a brand of the Italian Longitude Holding, will provide traction for the European Sleeper train on the Italian section of the corridor. Departing from Milan-Porta Garibaldi on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, the train will travel via Como and several locations in Switzerland to Cologne, Aachen, Liège and Brussels. In the opposite direction, it will depart from Brussels on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The journey time is 17 hours. With the timetable change in mid-December 2026, the service will be extended to Eindhoven and Breda in the Netherlands, as well as to Antwerp (SCI RAILDATA Issue 22/2026). Additionally, Spanish state railway Renfe entered the Italian market in November 2024 by acquiring a 33% stake in Longitude Holding (SCI RAILDATA Issue 48/2024).
Source: Renfe press release 10.06.2026

Logistics company Enna Logic has ordered five Vectron multi-system electric locomotives from Siemens Mobility for international rail freight transport. Delivery is scheduled to begin in spring 2027. The contract also covers the maintenance of the fleet for up to 30 years from 2027. The locomotives will be built at the Siemens plant in Munich and will be certified for operations in Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.
Source: Enna Logic press release 10.06.2026

On 9th June 2026, public transport operator MZK Torun took delivery of 40 Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses. The handover followed the contract signed in May 2025 between the municipal transport company and Solaris. In addition to the vehicles, the order also includes the charging infrastructure, comprising plug-in chargers and pantograph chargers at the depot as well as at locations across the city for intermediate charging. With this new delivery, the zero-emission bus fleet in Torun, which has been under development since 2022, grows to 50 Solaris vehicles. The two companies had already signed an initial contract for ten electric buses back in 2020 (SCI RAILDATA Issue 40/2020). The 12 m long buses are low-floor, fully air-conditioned and equipped with GSR2-compliant safety systems. These include a blind-spot assistant for detecting cyclists and a collision warning system for detecting pedestrians and cyclists in front of the vehicle.
Source: Solaris press release 09.06.2026