A federal administrative court in Köln dismissed a Bundesnetzagentur rule requiring DB InfraGO to reserve train paths for competitors. This blocks a regulatory measure affecting Italo’s planned 2028 launch in Germany.
East Midlands Railway has been ordered by the UK government to improve service quality before its planned renationalisation by the end of 2027. Issues with EMR's new Aurora trains caused delays, cancellations, and strikes earlier in 2026.