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In February 2025, RAILPOOL celebrated a milestone for its fleet’s future viability: the upgrade to ETCS Baseline version 3.4 of all locomotives in Scandinavia is complete.

For Kassel, from Kassel: The HÜBNER Group will supply gangway systems and other components for 22 new Škoda 50T trams that will be in service in Kassel from 2027.

In early February 2025, HÜBNER Group signed a contract with Hitachi Rail to supply up to 280 gangway systems between 2025 and 2029 for the new ETR 1000 high-speed trains.

Mercitalia Intermodal, a company of Polo Logistica FS, and PJM have signed a new order on further fleet equipment with smart train functionalities in 2025 - 2027.

Starting in 2026, 17 Stadler FLIRT Nordic Express trains will come into operation with the FrontAdd System in the long-distance fleet in Norway.

Following a two-year programme of design, testing, certification and training, the first train fitted with CAF’s latest ERTMS technology has entered passenger service on SAR’s (Saudi Arabia Railways) Riyadh to Dammam network.

Demichovsky mashinostroitelny zavod (DMZ) has ramped up to its planned capacity of gearboxes for the Class EGE2Tv Ivolga 4.0 EMUs manufactured at TVZ.

The actuators are integrated in LRVs for Boston´s Green Line and raise or lower a train at the station’s platform so that passengers can board and de-board without any barrier.

At InnoTrans 2024, Liebherr presented its innovative solutions in the rail transport sector.

PJM has expanded its scope as an accredited test center in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and now also tests the dynamic interaction between pantograph and overhead contact line.

On 8 November 2024, Angel Trains, Hitachi Rail and TransPennine Express celebrated the successful completion of the UK’s first intercity battery trial in the North of England.

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.

At the stand of ULTIMATE Europe Transportation Equipment entrance doors for new trams, tentatively designated as Škoda ForCity Plus Praha 52T, were on display.

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

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.