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🇺🇦 💔 A Russian jet-powered drone hit a passenger-train locomotive near Yahodyn, around 2 km from Poland. The train had been evacuated about 15 minutes earlier.

Around half an hour before the strike, a train carrying Boris Johnson and other European security officials had crossed into Poland on the same route.

Two days later, Poland began reinforcing border crossings at Dorohusk, Medyka and Korczowa with blast walls and new observation posts.

A Russian Drone Hit a Train 2 km From Poland. Warsaw Is Building Blast Walls | RAILTARGET Poland is reinforcing crossings with Ukraine after a Russian drone hit a passenger train near Yahodyn, just 2 km from Polish territory.

🇬🇧 🤝 VTG is selling its entire UK wagon leasing business to Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), including a fleet of around 4,500 freight wagons.

Britain has just set a new target to grow rail freight by at least 40% by 2040, while VTG says the sale will allow it to focus more capital and management resources on its broader European business.

Is VTG Leaving Britain? Group Sells Its UK Rail Business | RAILTARGET VTG is selling its entire UK wagon leasing business to USS as it shifts resources towards its wider European operations.

🇨🇿 Škoda Group has started production of Arriva Group’s new 200 km/h electric trains in Ostrava.

The new fleet will include ETCS, ATO, remote diagnostics and energy-saving technology that Škoda says can cut consumption by up to 15%.

Škoda Begins Production of New Long-Distance Trains for Arriva | RAILTARGET Škoda Group has started building new 200 km/h 26Ev trains for Arriva, with prototype assembly beginning in Ostrava this September.

🇪🇺 🛤️ Europe wants more rail, but the industry says the next EU budget has to match that ambition.

At a European Parliament debate hosted by MEP Nina Carberry, CER and Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail called for strong long-term transport funding, pointing to projects such as Rail Baltica and the Brenner Base Tunnel.

CER Urges EU to Protect Rail Funding in Its Next Long-Term Budget | RAILTARGET CER and European rail leaders are urging the EU to protect CEF funding as demand grows and major TEN-T projects move forward.

👏 Buying new trains in Europe can take up to eight years. Major rail infrastructure projects can take even longer.

Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has welcomed the European Commission’s new public procurement proposal, which could simplify those procedures and exempt rail services operating in liberalised markets from some procurement rules.

EU Procurement Reform Could Cut Years from Rail Projects, CER Says | RAILTARGET CER says the EU’s new procurement proposal could shorten rail investment timelines and exempt operators competing in liberalised markets.

💡 A Siemens Mireo has shown what fully automated rail operation could look like beyond metro systems.

Together with Deutsche Bahn and other AutomatedTrain partners, Siemens Mobility tested a train that can prepare itself for service, leave the depot driverless, detect obstacles and carry out automated stabling.

Siemens and DB Test Fully Automated Mireo on Open Rail Network | RAILTARGET Siemens Mobility and Deutsche Bahn have tested a fully automated Mireo that can prepare, drive and stable itself without a driver.

🤖 AI is already being used across logistics, but introducing the technology is only part of the challenge.

At LogiChain Expo 2026, companies will discuss demand forecasting, Digital Twins, warehouse automation and the growing importance of reliable supply-chain data.

Can AI Make Supply Chains More Resilient? LogiChain 2026 Puts Digital Tools to the Test | RAILTARGET LogiChain 2026 will focus on AI, Digital Twins, automation and the growing importance of reliable supply-chain data.

🔴 Russian attacks on Ukraine’s port infrastructure are disrupting some of the country’s most important export routes.

With Black Sea traffic heavily affected, more grain and other freight is being redirected through Danube ports and towards the western border by rail. The problem is capacity: these alternatives can handle only part of the volumes normally shipped through Odesa and are more expensive.

Ukraine Warned to ‘Prepare for the Worst’ as Russia Targets Grain Export Routes | RAILTARGET Russian attacks are disrupting Ukraine’s Black Sea exports, pushing more grain and freight towards Danube ports and rail routes west.

🇫🇷 France’s first battery-powered TER trains are now carrying passengers.

Developed by ALSTOM, SNCF Voyageurs and five French regions, the converted AGC trains can run for more than 80 km on battery power after leaving electrified sections.

The first two are now in service in Occitanie and the Sud Region, putting the €41 million programme to the test under real operating conditions.

Alstom and SNCF Launch France’s First Battery TER Trains | RAILTARGET France has launched its first two battery TER trains, with over 80 km of battery range and converted diesel engines on regional routes.

🔴 As Russian strikes continue to hit Ukrainian ports, railways and civilian logistics, Ukraine is relying more heavily on alternative rail corridors through Moldova and its western borders.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian attacks on Russian Black Sea infrastructure are pushing Moscow to redirect more grain exports towards the Baltic.

Russia’s War Pushes Grain onto New Rail Routes as Black Sea Trade Comes Under Fire | RAILTARGET Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports, railways and logistics are pushing more grain onto alternative rail routes, while Moscow redirects exports towards Baltic ports.