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By the end of February 2025, Vectrons from another ÖBB option were gradually put into service.

JR East has announced the next generation of high-speed trains for Tōhoku Shinkansen.

On 5 March 2025, Alstom signed the full-service agreement with Alpha Trains for eight years for ten TRAXX Universal locomotives.

On 3 March 2025, Alstom has signed a contract with CLIP Intermodal for the delivery of five third-generation TRAXX multi-system locomotives, which will be homologated in the European corridor covering Poland, Germany, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary.

On 27 February 2025, the largest Polish pool took delivery of the 41st GAMA Marathon machine ordered so far.

On 28 February 2025, Transports Publics du Chablais (TPC) and Stadler have signed a contract for the delivery of 13 customised cogwheel-adhesion trains.

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.

After the official presentation to the press of the TRAMLINK on 19 February 2025, Azienda Transporti Milanesi (ATM) has started regular service on Lines 7 and 31.

Hello Rostock, I am TINA! The first of TINA trams has arrived in Rostock and was presented to the local press, city representatives, employees and other guests for the first time on 19 February 2025.

At the beginning of March, the 100th Flexity will have its very first working day on Wien streets.

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.

On 26 February 2025, ONCF has awarded CAF a contract to supply 30 intercity ten-car EMUs with a maximum speed of 200 km/h and more than 500 seats.

On 7 February 2025, ÖBB published photos of the new Class 4706 KISS EMU family.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited on 6 December 2024 Newton Aycliffe to celebrate a significant agreement for the Hitachi Rail factory which has secured an order of around 500 million GBP to manufacture 14 new five-car class 80X trains for FirstGroup, including maintenance over a ten year lease period.

Alpha Trains has refurbished and redesigned 35 Alstom Coradia Continental EMUs in partnership with Talbot Services. The conversion of the last train on 20 February 2025 marks the successful completion of this project.