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Coradia Max for Renfe unveiled
Coradia Max for Renfe unveiled

On 26 April 2024, the Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente, and the President of Renfe, Raül Blanco, visited Alstom's industrial site in Catalonia, where the 201 new high-capacity commuter trains for Renfe are being manufactured.

INNEO metro units for Oslo
INNEO metro units for Oslo

Sporveien has signed an agreement with CAF for the supply of 20 metro trains and their spare parts, with an option to increase the number by up to 90 additional units.

Desiro HC for Egypt unveiled
Desiro HC for Egypt unveiled

Siemens Mobility is making progress on a huge contract for Egypt that is set to take rail transport in the country to a whole new level.

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First Estonian RegioPanter in Latvia
First Estonian RegioPanter in Latvia

On the night of 5/6 April 2024, the first Type 21Ev EMU for Elron set off on its journey from Ostrava to Riga.

ÖBB ordered further 21 Desiro ML units
ÖBB ordered further 21 Desiro ML units

On 29 April 2024, Siemens Mobility has received an order from ÖBB for an additional 21 Desiro ML three-car EMUs.

Renfe's Spanish shuffle
Renfe's Spanish shuffle

On 11 April 2024 it was announced that Renfe had now received the first ten Class 106 AVRIL high speed trains.

KISS first contract awarded in Bulgaria
KISS first contract awarded in Bulgaria

On 26 April 2024, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Bulgaria and Stadler have signed a contract for the delivery of seven KISS EMUs.

Class 730 trains enter service on Birmingham’s Cross City Line
Class 730 trains enter service on Birmingham’s Cross City Line

On 15 April 2024, passengers on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line have been travelling on a brand new train fleet for the first time.

 

First suburban FLIRT for Renfe started test runs
First suburban FLIRT for Renfe started test runs

As we described earlier, Stadler is currently working on an order for a total of 79 EMUs for the suburban transport systems Cercanías in Madrid and Rodalies in Barcelona.

AVRIL in May - now official!
AVRIL in May - now official!

On 11 April 2024 MITMS Minister Óscar Puente announced that Renfe had now received the first ten Class 106 AVRIL high speed trains.

First C-Series train in passenger service
First C-Series train in passenger service

On 8 April 2024 Alstom has successfully delivered the first C-Series train as part of the Western Australian Government’s METRONET Railcar Program for passenger service.

 

First Elron RegioPanter left the Czech Republic
First Elron RegioPanter left the Czech Republic

On 5 April 2024, Škoda Group sent the first RegioPanter EMU from its work in Ostrava to the Estonian state operator Elron.

EMR to refurbish Class 360, 158 and 170 trains
EMR to refurbish Class 360, 158 and 170 trains

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has announced the start of a 60 million GBP programme to refurbish its fleet of Class 360, Class 158 and Class 170 trains.

Porterbrook acquires Electrostar fleet
Porterbrook acquires Electrostar fleet

Porterbrook has been successful in its bid to take ownership of 30 Class 379 Electrostars.

First Elron Panter
First Elron Panter

While the order for Pasažieru vilciens is running out, the contract for a batch of 16 three-car dual-voltage RegioPanter EMUs for Elron is coming into focus.