Iarnród Éireann awards Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group a ten-year, €140m contract and Spain's ADIF tenders €128.6m of undergrounding works, as Latvia's transport minister says Rail Baltica cannot proceed under its current plan.

European Union

TED — EU rail notices (via Latvia ATD connector fallback)

• Czech Railways (České dráhy) tenders CZK 142.4m for repair of rolling-stock electromagnetic brakes, closing 4 November.
• AŽD Praha tenders CZK 708.0m for new battery-electric multiple units to serve a regional line in Czechia's Ústí nad Labem region, closing 15 October.
• Germany's DB InfraGO tenders railway construction works on the Uhingen–Süßen section, closing 6 November (value undisclosed).
• Spain's ADIF tenders €128.6m of site-preparation and clearance works for an undergrounding project, closing 1 December.
• Czechia's Správa železnic tenders signalling-modernisation works between Hradec Králové and Týniště nad Orlicí, closing 16 October (value undisclosed).
• Czechia's Dopravní podnik měst Liberce a Jablonce nad Nisou tenders CZK 289.0m to modernise a tramline in Liberec, closing 16 October.
• Budapest's BKK tenders phase two of a platform renovation on tram line 50, closing 15 October (value undisclosed).
• Germany's DB InfraGO tenders a framework agreement for structural-engineering repair services, closing 18 November (value undisclosed).
• Germany's Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr puts its Rhein-Emscher-Express (RE 3) regional rail operating contract to tender, closing 6 November (value undisclosed).

  A multi-year passenger-operating concession — unusual on this feed, and relevant to train-operating-company bidders.

• Germany's DB Netz tenders four lots of track-construction work under its 2027 maintenance programme, closing 2 November (value undisclosed).
• Hamburg's Hochbahn tenders construction of a second access point at a U-Bahn station, closing 3 November (value undisclosed).
• Czechia's Správa železnic tenders phase three of a capacity-increase programme between Týniště nad Orlicí, Častolovice and Solnice, closing 30 December (value undisclosed).
• Italy's Rete Ferroviaria Italiana tenders €83.8m for traction-electrification equipment.

Source: TED — EU rail notices (via Latvia ATD connector fallback) (Primary) — source. Checked 5 October 2026.

Ireland

Iarnród Éireann — news

• Iarnród Éireann awards Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group a ten-year, €140m contract.
• Iarnród Éireann issues a design-and-build tender to deliver DART electric services to Wicklow.
• Planning permission is set to be granted for a new railway station at Blackpool in Cork.

Source: Iarnród Éireann — news (Primary) — source. Checked 5 October 2026.

Ireland

Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII news

• Transport Infrastructure Ireland appoints Amey to its Luas overhead-line-works framework.

Source: Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII news (Primary) — source. Checked 5 October 2026.

Latvia

Satiksmes ministrija — news

• Latvia's transport minister, Kozlovskis, says Rail Baltica cannot be delivered in Latvia under the current approach.

  A signal of schedule or scope risk for suppliers positioned on Rail Baltica's Latvian section.

Source: Satiksmes ministrija — news (Primary) — source. Checked 5 October 2026.

Hungary

BKK Budapesti Közlekedési Központ — Hírek

• Budapest's BKK inspects the first of its new, long CAF trams during production.

  Confirms CAF as the tram supplier for BKK's fleet renewal.

Source: BKK Budapesti Közlekedési Központ — Hírek (Primary) — source. Checked 5 October 2026.

Finland

Fintraffic — uutiset (news)

• Finland's Fintraffic begins renewing its rail traffic-control system, bringing traffic controllers into the redesign.

  A control-room/signalling modernisation — relevant to digital-operations and signalling vendors.

Source: Fintraffic — uutiset (news) (Primary) — source. Checked 5 October 2026.

Canada

Metrolinx MERX e-tendering portal (all current Metrolinx opportunities)

• Metrolinx tenders rehabilitation of two bridges, on Don Mills Road and Tara Avenue, crossing its rail corridor and Toronto's TTC busway, closing 26 October (value undisclosed).

Source: Metrolinx MERX e-tendering portal (all current Metrolinx opportunities) (Primary) — source. Checked 5 October 2026.

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