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The Italian state-owned group FS has finalised the acquisition of rolling stock manufacturer Titagarh Firema through its subsidiary FS Fabbrica Italiana Treni. The transaction is valued at €67 million. Leer
US Amtrak will stop the tender to buy double-decker cars. To improve competitiveness, accessibility and operations, it will renew its entire fleet with single-decker cars. Leer
Unexpectedly, Metro de Madrid has suspended services on line 3 between Sol and Moncloa from today until Sunday. The cause is urgent works to repair the drainage system. Leer
he Port Authority of Cartagena, operator of the terminal, has put out to tender the adaptation works for the Algodor freight station. The facility will handle a weekly throughput of 1,500 tonnes of grain. Leer
The Semaf union has called a drivers' strike on Metrovalencia and Tram d'Alacant (FGV networks) from 13 to 26 March, clashing with the Fallas festivities. Leer
The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility this morning presented the long-awaited modernisation plan for the C-5 line of Cercanías Madrid. With ERTMS N2, BAB and 35 new trains of the 453 series. Leer
Renfe ended 2025 with profits, driven by its passenger transport subsidiary despite fierce competition. It stands as the only profitable operator among Spain’s three high-speed rail companies. Leer
Renfe reaches the Polish capital through its Czech subsidiary Leo Express, which on Sunday inaugurated the Prague–Kraków–Warsaw service. The operator plans to double its domestic offer in Poland before summer. Leer
Renfe has approved the creation of a new company to make its alternative road transport plans more efficient. A partner will be selected through a tender process and will hold 51% of the new firm. Leer
The railway integration in Santander is taking its first step forward with Adif awarding the contract to build a temporary station for all passenger services. Leer
A working group comprising various companies and sector bodies was set up this morning to reverse the decline in rail’s share of freight transport in Spain. Leer
As Adif has extended the suspension of the Antequera–Málaga section until 23 March, Iryo has been forced to enact a temporary layoff affecting 40 employees at its Málaga base. Leer
Delivery of Alstom’s Coradia Nordic units to Norwegian operator Norske Tog has been delayed once again, after faults were detected in the bogies during laboratory tests. The trains should already be in service. Leer
Ángeles Táuler, until now Manager of the PTFE, has this afternoon succeeded José Ramón Sempere as Managing Director of the Spanish Railways Foundation. Leer
Spanish Consumers and Users Organisation (OCU) has called on Transport Minister Óscar Puente to publish the new compensation regulation for delays and instruct Renfe to comply with it. Leer
The Spanish manufacturer Talgo has begun talks with Alstom to purchase traction equipment for 20 new trains for the Haramain, the Medina-La Mecca HST in Saudi Arabia. Leer
Spanish Semaf union has called five days of strike action at FGC between 24 February and 4 March, citing safety concerns and the company’s failure to address a dozen outstanding demands. Leer
German rail group Deutsche Bahn has announced plans to cut almost half of the workforce at its freight arm DB Cargo in a bid to stabilise the subsidiary’s finances. Leer