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InnoTrans 2026 in Review: Record Crowds, New Trains and the Technologies Everyone Talked About
InnoTrans 2026 ended with record numbers for visitors and exhibitors. A total of 175,591 trade visitors from 128 countries came to Berlin, while 3,190 exhibitors from 59 countries took part in the four-day fair.
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ZSSK CARGO Cut Debt and Sold Wagons. Freight Volumes Still Fell 38.6%
Slovakia’s state-owned freight operator ZSSK CARGO carries 38.6% less freight than in 2013, when its restructuring began. It has since sold most of its wagons and leased many of them back, but changes in the market have played a decisive role.
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Buhler Versatile Completes ATLAS Acquisition, Saving 200 Jobs
The restructuring of German construction machinery manufacturer ATLAS has come to an end after Canadian company Buhler Versatile completed its acquisition of the group. The deal closed on 1 October and will preserve more than 200 jobs, with ATLAS now set to continue under its new owner.
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UNIFE Warns No Europe’s Rail Successor Could Threaten Jobs
Europe’s rail supply industry is pushing for a successor to the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking in the EU’s next long-term budget. UNIFE warns that without another joint research programme, Europe could lose ground in technologies such as FRMCS and DAC while its rail suppliers face growing competition from abroad.
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PKP Cargo’s Future Depends on Creditor Deal, Says Radosław Karwicki
PKP CARGO has entered another critical stage of a restructuring process that has already lasted more than two years. A Warsaw court has handed day-to-day control of the company to court-appointed administrator Paweł Głodek. Radosław Karwicki, Editor-in-Chief of Raport Kolejowy, tells RAILTARGET what the change means for the company and what will matter next.
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Rail Creators and AI Teams Took Home InnoTrans Awards
InnoTrans 2026 ended with awards for both the people telling rail’s story online and the teams trying to solve its technical problems.
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Repower or Replace? Zeppelin Makes Its Case at InnoTrans
Zeppelin Power Systems used InnoTrans 2026 to make the case that rail decarbonisation does not always require replacing entire fleets.
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INVEHO Closes Two German Workshops as Rail Freight Demand Falls
INVEHO will close its Niedersachswerfen and Brandenburg an der Havel workshops at the end of 2026 and move its German wagon maintenance activities to Altenburg. The company says both sites have been running below capacity as demand for freight wagon maintenance in Germany has fallen.
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PKP Cargo Management Board Loses Control amid Creditor Dispute
PKP Cargo is now under the control of court-appointed administrator Paweł Głodek, while the management board needs his approval to run the company. The restructuring of the Polish rail freight operator continues, with the company insisting that transport operations and customer services remain unchanged.
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Webinar: UIC and MANN+HUMMEL Explore Fuel Filtration for Rail Engines
RAILTARGET follows a UIC webinar on fuel filtration for internal combustion engines, covering fuel quality, new filtration technologies, preventive maintenance, and operating costs, with practical examples of how better filtration can improve engine reliability and performance across rail operations.
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RailOS Expands to 22 Countries as Škoda Adds German PZB
Škoda Group is expanding its RailOS digital platform into more European countries, adding support for Germany’s PZB train protection system and making the transition to ETCS easier. Group representatives presented the latest development at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin.
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UNIFE: Rail Demand Is Booming, but EU Suppliers Are Losing Market Access
The global rail market is expected to reach €266.8 billion by 2029–2031, according to the latest World Rail Market Study presented at InnoTrans 2026. But while demand is growing, European suppliers can now access only 56% of the global market, the lowest share recorded by the study in years.
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Alpha Trains Sells 11 Talent DMUs for Polish Regional Rail
Eleven Bombardier Talent diesel trains are heading to Poland after Alpha Trains completed their sale to Public Transport Service and Modertrans Poznań. The units will now be overhauled and homologated for the Polish network, with the first six due to be handed over in December 2026.
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InnoTrans 2026 Breaks Records with 175,000 Trade Visitors
InnoTrans has closed its 30th-anniversary edition with record numbers. Around 175,000 trade visitors from more than 120 countries came to Berlin, where 3,190 exhibitors filled the Messe Berlin grounds and presented 180 world premieres.
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From the Baltic Sea to Central Europe: Ostrava Hosts Debate on New Logistics Routes
New logistics routes, the development of intermodal transport and stronger north–south connections were the main topics of a conference in Ostrava. The meeting brought representatives of the Polish ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście together with Czech companies to discuss how businesses in the region can make better use of access to the Baltic.
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"If the Driver Hesitates, the Tram Brakes Itself!" Škoda Digital at InnoTrans
This year’s InnoTrans in Berlin showed once again that the future of urban transport is increasingly digital. At the fair, Škoda Digital presented technologies that are already being used in Prague to detect dangerous situations and intervene within a fraction of a second.
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Vectron X, AI and 300 Metres of Trains: Siemens at InnoTrans 2026
Siemens Mobility has brought its latest trains, locomotives and digital railway systems to InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin. The company’s main indoor stand in Hall 27 covers more than 1,000 m² and includes around 45 exhibits, while its vehicles are displayed across 300 metres of outdoor track.
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BREAKING: Russia Strikes Kyiv Railway Area Again as Two Civilians Are Killed
Two people were killed and at least 25 others wounded in Kyiv on 23 September as Russian drones hit transport infrastructure, petrol stations, businesses and areas close to the capital’s main railway station. One railway worker was injured, while passengers at Kyiv Central and Darnytsia were moved through underground passages during the attack.
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Autonomous Trains and Battery LENKA: AŽD Shows Its Next Steps at InnoTrans
Czech company AŽD Praha used this year’s InnoTrans in Berlin to show just how far its railway technology ambitions now go. CEO Zdeněk Chrdle presented several major projects, including autonomous operation on the regular network and a new lightweight battery vehicle for regional lines.
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Arcadis, IB&T and SIGNON Link Rail Planning Tools at InnoTrans
Rail infrastructure planning is becoming increasingly digital, but that does not mean every engineer has to work in the same software. At InnoTrans 2026, Arcadis Mobility Germany, IB&T Software and SIGNON Deutschland showed how three established planning tools can exchange data and work together on the same railway project.