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JR Central and JR West have announced the planned retirement of the Shinkansen Doctor Yellow EMUs.

On 15 October 2024, Montreux-Berner Oberland-Bahn (MOB) and Stadler signed a contract for delivery of six new high-performance metre-gauge locomotives.

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.

At InnoTrans 2024, Europorte, France's leading private rail freight operator and a subsidiary of the Getlink Group, presented Track Value, an innovative solution for the digitalisation of the freight and logistics sector.

To continue their existing development cooperation, ÖBB Infrastruktur AG and Symeo GmbH have signed a new framework agreement.

HS2’s engineers have celebrated a double milestone in the construction of two huge viaducts that will eventually carry the high-speed railway across a floodplain.

HS2’s Interchange Station in Solihull has taken a step forward after a 20-strong team carefully lifted 15 colossal bridge beams into position.

On 9 October 2024, TMH announced that DMZ will build five Class EP2D EMUs by the end of November 2024 to renew the fleet of regional express trains of the TsPPK.

One of the most innovative public transportation projects in the coming years will be the extremely long and fully continuous suburban trains for the München metropolitan area.

At InnoTrans, Bavarian Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter presented on 25 September the exterior design for the new S-Bahn München trains.

Liebherr-Transportation Systems has been selected by Stadler to provide and service HVAC systems for Norske Tog's FLIRT NEX (Nordic Express) trains for a new batch of long-distance units.

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

On 26 September 2024, Alstom and SSAB have entered a partnership for the supply of steel made with close to zero fossil carbon emissions.

On 8 October 2024, RS Lease officially handed over to ČD the last of the 50 Vectrons ordered by the operator for lease.