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80 tonnes packed with sophisticated technology and one of the most beautiful railway lines in the world - these are the ingredients for a vehicle test by PJM in northern Europe.

A specialist HS2 engineering team is preparing to move a 112 m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway - part of Birmingham’s ring road this August.

Two industry experts are joining forces: Ingenieurbüro Rörden and PJM have launched the subsidiary EMC Rail Services. The German company is a specialist in EMC testing in the rail sector, and the Austrian company PJ Messtechnik is an established testing laboratory for rail vehicles.

On Monday of 4 August 2025, a historic event took place for the whole of Western Styria and for the GKB, as it was the first time that an electric train operated at GKB in regular passenger service.

In mid-March, AGRANA, an Austrian company focused on agriculture and industry, announced that it was ending production at the sugar factory in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde.

On 9 July 2025, CAF started the new construction and modernisation of the historic depot in Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck with a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony.

The EffiShunter 1000 family will grow again: seven locomotives of the Class 744.1 have recently been ordered by Elektrizace železnic Praha.

On Saturday of 28 June 2025, Siemens, in collaboration with DB Systemtechnik and DB InfraGO, achieved 405 km/h on the HSL between Leipzig/Halle and Erfurt.

On 25 June 2025, Siemens Mobility and BLS Netz AG have agreed on a joint, long-term framework agreement worth 110 million EUR.

Siemens Mobility has successfully completed the modernization of the Kijfhoek freight yard for ProRail, with the facility now operating at full capacity using a state-of-the-art automated system.

On 31 May 2025, Alstom announced the inauguration of its first service depot in Shu, Zhambyl region.

On 29 May 2025, HS2 has revealed the first section of platform to be installed for Britain’s new high-speed railway.

The construction of two parallel viaducts that will carry HS2 trains over the M6 near Birmingham Airport has taken a major step forward, with the first section of structural steelwork now complete. 

On 20 May 2025, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny and Korea National Railway have signed a cooperation agreement to advance the development of high-speed rail in Poland.

Visitors to this year's Rail Business Days (10 to 12 June) can look forward to a showcase of modern technologies.