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      <title>Czech Railways (České dráhy) tenders CZK 142.4m for repair of rolling-stock electromagnetic brakes, closing 4 November.</title>
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      <title>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.</title>
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      <description>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.</description>
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      <title>Germany's DB InfraGO tenders railway construction works on the Uhingen–Süßen section, closing 6 November (value undisclosed).</title>
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      <description>Germany's DB InfraGO tenders railway construction works on the Uhingen–Süßen section, closing 6 November (value undisclosed).</description>
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      <title>Spain's ADIF tenders €128.6m of site-preparation and clearance works for an undergrounding project, closing 1 December.</title>
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      <description>Spain's ADIF tenders €128.6m of site-preparation and clearance works for an undergrounding project, closing 1 December.</description>
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      <title>Czechia's Správa železnic tenders signalling-modernisation works between Hradec Králové and Týniště nad Orlicí, closing 16 October (value undisclosed).</title>
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      <description>Czechia's Správa železnic tenders signalling-modernisation works between Hradec Králové and Týniště nad Orlicí, closing 16 October (value undisclosed).</description>
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      <title>Czechia's Dopravní podnik měst Liberce a Jablonce nad Nisou tenders CZK 289.0m to modernise a tramline in Liberec, closing 16 October.</title>
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      <description>Czechia's Dopravní podnik měst Liberce a Jablonce nad Nisou tenders CZK 289.0m to modernise a tramline in Liberec, closing 16 October.</description>
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      <title>Budapest's BKK tenders phase two of a platform renovation on tram line 50, closing 15 October (value undisclosed).</title>
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      <description>Budapest's BKK tenders phase two of a platform renovation on tram line 50, closing 15 October (value undisclosed).</description>
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      <title>Germany's DB InfraGO tenders a framework agreement for structural-engineering repair services, closing 18 November (value undisclosed).</title>
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      <description>Germany's DB InfraGO tenders a framework agreement for structural-engineering repair services, closing 18 November (value undisclosed).</description>
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      <title>Germany's Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr puts its Rhein-Emscher-Express (RE 3) regional rail operating contract to tender, closing 6 November (value undisclosed).</title>
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      <description>A multi-year passenger-operating concession — unusual on this feed, and relevant to train-operating-company bidders.</description>
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      <title>Germany's DB Netz tenders four lots of track-construction work under its 2027 maintenance programme, closing 2 November (value undisclosed).</title>
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      <description>Germany's DB Netz tenders four lots of track-construction work under its 2027 maintenance programme, closing 2 November (value undisclosed).</description>
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      <title>Hamburg's Hochbahn tenders construction of a second access point at a U-Bahn station, closing 3 November (value undisclosed).</title>
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      <description>Hamburg's Hochbahn tenders construction of a second access point at a U-Bahn station, closing 3 November (value undisclosed).</description>
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      <title>Czechia's Správa železnic tenders phase three of a capacity-increase programme between Týniště nad Orlicí, Častolovice and Solnice, closing 30 December (value undisclosed).</title>
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      <description>Czechia's Správa železnic tenders phase three of a capacity-increase programme between Týniště nad Orlicí, Častolovice and Solnice, closing 30 December (value undisclosed).</description>
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      <title>Italy's Rete Ferroviaria Italiana tenders €83.8m for traction-electrification equipment.</title>
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      <description>Italy's Rete Ferroviaria Italiana tenders €83.8m for traction-electrification equipment.</description>
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      <title>Iarnród Éireann awards Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group a ten-year, €140m contract.</title>
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      <description>Iarnród Éireann awards Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group a ten-year, €140m contract.</description>
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      <title>Iarnród Éireann issues a design-and-build tender to deliver DART electric services to Wicklow.</title>
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      <description>Iarnród Éireann issues a design-and-build tender to deliver DART electric services to Wicklow.</description>
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      <title>Planning permission is set to be granted for a new railway station at Blackpool in Cork.</title>
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      <description>Planning permission is set to be granted for a new railway station at Blackpool in Cork.</description>
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      <title>Transport Infrastructure Ireland appoints Amey to its Luas overhead-line-works framework.</title>
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      <description>Transport Infrastructure Ireland appoints Amey to its Luas overhead-line-works framework.</description>
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      <title>Latvia's transport minister, Kozlovskis, says Rail Baltica cannot be delivered in Latvia under the current approach.</title>
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      <description>A signal of schedule or scope risk for suppliers positioned on Rail Baltica's Latvian section.</description>
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      <title>Budapest's BKK inspects the first of its new, long CAF trams during production.</title>
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      <description>Confirms CAF as the tram supplier for BKK's fleet renewal.</description>
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      <title>Finland's Fintraffic begins renewing its rail traffic-control system, bringing traffic controllers into the redesign.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A control-room/signalling modernisation — relevant to digital-operations and signalling vendors.</description>
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      <title>Poland's PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards ZUE a PLN 780.8m design-and-build contract for lot B1_2, which starts at Miąsowa.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Poland's PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards ZUE a PLN 780.8m design-and-build contract for lot B1_2, which starts at Miąsowa.</description>
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      <title>Poland's PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards Track Tec Construction a PLN 4.24bn design-and-build contract.</title>
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      <description>Poland's PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards Track Tec Construction a PLN 4.24bn design-and-build contract.</description>
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      <title>Comunidad de Madrid tenders the extension of the Madrid Metro network at €873.3m; the notice gave a deadline of 21 September.</title>
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      <description>Comunidad de Madrid tenders the extension of the Madrid Metro network at €873.3m; the notice gave a deadline of 21 September.</description>
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      <title>Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya awards the €8.9m works contract for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro to a group including Copcisa, Copisa Constructora Pirenaica and FCC Construcción.</title>
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      <description>Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya awards the €8.9m works contract for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro to a group including Copcisa, Copisa Constructora Pirenaica and FCC Construcción.</description>
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      <title>Adif awards ArcelorMittal España a €26.5m framework agreement to supply rail for partial renewals.</title>
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      <description>Adif awards ArcelorMittal España a €26.5m framework agreement to supply rail for partial renewals.</description>
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      <title>Adif awards ArcelorMittal España a €9.6m contract to supply and transport rail for the Vitoria–Araia track renewal.</title>
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      <description>Adif awards ArcelorMittal España a €9.6m contract to supply and transport rail for the Vitoria–Araia track renewal.</description>
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      <title>Deutsche Bahn tenders earthing and bonding works for overhead line equipment at €48.9m, bids closing 23 October.</title>
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      <title>Szybka Kolej Miejska awards Public Transport Service a PLN 386.3m contract for fifth-level rolling-stock maintenance.</title>
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      <description>Szybka Kolej Miejska awards Public Transport Service a PLN 386.3m contract for fifth-level rolling-stock maintenance.</description>
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      <title>The Amt für Recht, Vergabe und Versicherungen awards Strabag the €7.8m general-contractor contract for the step-free rebuild of the Barbarossaplatz light-rail stop.</title>
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      <description>The Amt für Recht, Vergabe und Versicherungen awards Strabag the €7.8m general-contractor contract for the step-free rebuild of the Barbarossaplatz light-rail stop.</description>
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      <title>Südtiroler Transportstrukturen tenders a €20.0m framework contract for routine railway maintenance, bids closing 12 October.</title>
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      <description>Südtiroler Transportstrukturen tenders a €20.0m framework contract for routine railway maintenance, bids closing 12 October.</description>
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      <title>Trafikverket tenders points-replacement works at Bollnäs at SEK 80.0m, bids closing 14 October.</title>
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      <description>Trafikverket tenders points-replacement works at Bollnäs at SEK 80.0m, bids closing 14 October.</description>
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      <title>CFR Călători tenders planned RP repair services for rolling stock at RON 81.3m, bids closing 27 October.</title>
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      <title>CFR Călători tenders planned RG repair services for rolling stock at RON 115.1m, bids closing 12 October.</title>
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      <description>CFR Călători tenders planned RG repair services for rolling stock at RON 115.1m, bids closing 12 October.</description>
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      <title>CFR Călători tenders a second RG repair-services package for rolling stock at RON 79.5m, bids closing 10 November.</title>
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      <title>DB Regio tenders the refurbishment of its Dieselnetz Südwest class 622 and 623 trains, bids closing 22 October.</title>
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      <description>DB Regio tenders the refurbishment of its Dieselnetz Südwest class 622 and 623 trains, bids closing 22 October.</description>
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      <title>Správa železnic tenders the modernisation of the Hradec Králové to Týniště nad Orlicí line, bids closing 15 October.</title>
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      <title>Správa železnic tenders railway works for the third section of the Týniště nad Orlicí–Častolovice–Solnice capacity upgrade, bids closing 30 November.</title>
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      <title>Správa železnic tenders the signalling works for the same Týniště nad Orlicí–Častolovice–Solnice section, bids closing 9 October.</title>
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      <title>DB InfraGO tenders the ESTW interlocking indoor installation at Berlin-Neukölln, bids closing 22 October.</title>
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      <description>DB InfraGO tenders the ESTW interlocking indoor installation at Berlin-Neukölln, bids closing 22 October.</description>
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      <title>DB InfraGO tenders cable-laying works for the ESTW interlocking at Sulzbach-Rosenberg-Hütte to Freihöls, bids closing 22 October.</title>
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      <description>DB InfraGO tenders cable-laying works for the ESTW interlocking at Sulzbach-Rosenberg-Hütte to Freihöls, bids closing 22 October.</description>
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