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Hitachi Rail on InnoTrans 2024 introduced the Frecciarossa 1000 unit (ETR 400 series according to the Italian scheme), specifically four cars from the Trenitalia’s ETR 400 061.

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.

On 9 September 2024, the inaugural journey for the new nightjet pair Wien Hbf - Roma Tiburtina and return, operated in cooperation between ÖBB and Trenitalia, took place.

On 13 June 2024, a Frecciarossa 1000 from the production of the Italian Hitachi Rail arrived in Velim.

On 9 August 2023 Trenitalia signed a framework contract with a consortium comprising Škoda Transportation and Titagarh Firema for the supply of up to 370 carriages for the Intercity Notte night trains.

On 27 June 2023, Hitachi announced that "first battery train in Europe completes phase one roll out".

Hitachi Rail in Berlin presented the triple-power hybrid single deck train, named Blues, for Trenitalia. This type share some parts of the design with the Rock double-deck EMUs, a sample of which was on display at InnoTrans 2018. 

On 20 March 2023 Stadler and Trenitalia have signed a four-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 50 EUROLIGHT Dual locomotives with a first call-off order for 13 ones.

On 23 December 2022, Alstom-built ETR 104 140 four-car EMU, appeared in Velim.

Tickets for Iryo's open access service between Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona went on sale on 18 September, with an anticipated launch date of 25 November 2022.

On 1 July 2022, Alstom announced that it has concluded the transfer of business activities related to Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the V300 ZEFIRO very high-speed train to Hitachi Rail.

No, it's not about a new music festival at the VUZ Velim test centre, but about a new Trenitalia EDMU, which arrived in the Czech Republic on 6 April 2021.

New operator ILSA has chosen Class ETR 400 high speed trains for use in Spain from 2022.

Since late 2018 Liebherr-Transportation Systems is making overhauls of air-conditioning systems of the Trenitalia Class ETR 700 high speed trains.

On 30 April 2020 it was announced that Bombardier Transportation and Trenitalia have signed a new contract for integrated logistics services to support the fleet of the Class ETR 500 high-speed trains.