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On 14 May 2024, Škoda Group announced that it had acquired 100 % of the shares of Cegelec a. s. from VINCI Energies.

On 13 May 2024, RegioPanter 640.234 of ČD in PID colours (Pražská integrovaná doprava, Prague's integrated transport) was put into test operation with passengers on the S4 Praha - Kralupy nad Vltavou line.

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 Class 452 commuter trains for Renfe are being manufactured.

Under this motto, ÖBB put the first nine-car railjet of the new generation into service on 22 March 2024; initially it ran on the domestic route Wien - Feldkirch on supplementary services.

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.

Construction of the giant network of tunnels for HS2 has now passed the halfway point, marking a significant milestone for Britain’s new high-speed line. 

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.

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

Siemens Mobility is investing approximately 150 million EUR to expand its service depot in Dortmund-Eving by 87,550 m² to meet the growing demand for rail services.

Surface specialist SURTECO ensures greater safety in Norway's tunnels. Safety in tunnels is of paramount importance, especially in the Scandinavian countries. It is therefore understandable that one of the world's first linear multifunctional LED escape systems for tunnels was implemented in a project in Norway.

ČD has announced that it will buy back ten of the Vectron MS locomotives it leases from RSL. In fact, the first has already been bought back as of 3 May 2024. 

The organiser of the Rail Business Days trade fair announced on 6 May 2024 that the RegioPanter 690.247 will be presented at this event.

Having secured the purchase of the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire in March 2024, Porterbrook has confirmed on 30 April its latest plans for the site to renew and electrify the 3.5 km track.

Green Cargo's new intermodal train solution will enhance the transportation of goods between Göteborg Kombi and Norrköping Port.

On 1 May 2024, Brightline announced that Siemens Mobility has been designated the “preferred bidder” to build trainsets for the Brightline West high-speed rail project that will connect Las Vegas and Southern California.