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CANADA: Systra has been commissioned to undertake a study of potential enhancements to the Hudson Bay Railway to support plans to develop the remote northern line as a strategic national transport corridor and make the port of Churchill a key export gateway.
The study has been commissioned by the Arctic Gateway Group partnership of 29 First Nations and ...

HUNGARY: The shutdown of Hungary’s only nuclear power plant due to drought has forced a cancellation of freight trains in the evening, while national operator MÁV is also to impose energy-saving measures.

Historically low water levels in the River Danube have caused a nationwide electricity crisis, as the nuclear plant supplies nearly half the country...

FRANCE: Rail traffic has gradually resumed south of Bordeaux after wildfires forced a six-day suspension of services. SNCF and freight operators have restarted operations on the affected routes towards Arcachon and Bayonne following extensive track inspections.

The Bordeaux – Arcachon and Bordeaux – Morcenx lines reopened to passengers on August...

CANADA: The Connexion Capitale consortium of AtkinsRéalis and Siemens Mobility has confirmed that it has been selected to supply the railway systems for the TramCité light rail project in Québec City.

The first line of a planned 33 km tram network would run for 19 km from Le Gendre to Charlesbourg, via Sainte-Foy, Université Laval, Parliament Hi...

EUROPE: Renfe-backed Leo Express has launched an overnight train in co-operation with Ukrainian state operator UZ between Frankfurt am Main and the Polish city of Przemyśl, near the border with Ukraine.

The service initially began operating between Frankfurt and Bohumín on June 25, but Leo Express temporarily deployed buses for the Polish secti...