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The complete end of service of the Class 150.2 locomotives and a significant decline in the deployment of the Class 151 is approaching every day.

Nexrail Lease exhibited two locomotives, a representative of the first DE 18 SmartHybrid series in production and the brand new pure battery e6, developed and produced in cooperation with the Italian company IPE 2000 Locomotori.

On 4 November 2024, Stadler has opened a new plant in Białystok, where it will manufacture DC power converters for rail vehicles, producing more than units 500 per year and creating up to 250 jobs.

The Class 461 electro-battery shunting locomotive has received type approval for operation in Hungary and both existing prototypes have been granted an Authorisation to Place on the Market (APM).

At the end of October, 72 ICR cars were transported from Arnhem to the Czech Republic in three consecutive shipments.

On 30 October 2024, Stadler has signed a contract with the Lisbon metro operator Metropolitano de Lisboa for the supply of 24 vehicles.

A small reminder of the last InnoTrans and the ForCity 36T bi-directional trams for Rhein Neckar Verkehr (rnv) was provided by the models on the Škoda stand, which showed all three 1,000 mm gauge versions ordered as part of the Rhein-Neckar-Tram 2020 (RNT) project.

On 24 October, 2024, Stadler and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 80 new Citylink trams for the TRAX service in Salt Lake City.

On 26 September 2024, Škoda Group and Tampereen Raitiotie signed in Tampere a contract for the extension of the ForCity Smart Artic X34 trams.

On the occasion of InnoTrans, ČD deployed for the first time a non-traction ComfortJet unit, namely 004, on the EC "Berliner" services on 24 and 25 September.

High speed trains due to run on HS2 and further north on the West Coast Main Line will help deliver a “step-change in the passenger experience”, engineers said, as detailed designs for the new fleet are finalised.

Lokaltog A/S is decarbonising its fleet in the Zealand region. The company has opted for the FLIRT battery-powered trains from Stadler.

PESA and the Swedish companies Väte Rail and Hankavik have signed a letter of intent on 26 September regarding the introduction of hydrogen shunting locomotives in Sweden.

In early October 2024, Renfe's administrative council gave its consent for the state-owned operator to purchase a significant number of shares in Longitude, which is the Italian company which owns open access operator Arenaways.