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ForCity Smart 39T With DPO
ForCity Smart 39T With DPO

On 17 February 2022, DPO officially took over the first of 35 trams of the Type Škoda 39T.

FLIRTs For Maas-Wupper-Express
FLIRTs For Maas-Wupper-Express

Stadler and the Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH (start) signed a delivery contract for 20 FLIRT EMUs for the Maas-Wupper-Netz.

More Vectrons To Be Hired By RSL To ČD
More Vectrons To Be Hired By RSL To ČD

On 16 February, 2022, Rolling Stock Lease (RSL) handed over to ČD the first of the second batch of Vectrons, which ČD ordered for hire from this Slovak leasing company.

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Head-Up Displays From Cars For Trams
Head-Up Displays From Cars For Trams

Continental has developed a head-up display for trams aimed at making intra-urban traffic safer by ensuring that tram drivers can focus their full attention on what is happening on the road.

Talent 3 BEMU In Passenger Service
Talent 3 BEMU In Passenger Service

In January 2022, Talent 8442 100 started test passenger service in Baden-Württemberg and Bayern.

Preparations For The Start Of Passenger Service At OŽ Continue
Preparations For The Start Of Passenger Service At OŽ Continue

After the rack-and-pinion railway in Vysoké Tatry (Ozubnicová železnica, OŽ) was cleared of snow on Friday 11 February, test runs began the very next day.

Preparations Of OŽ For The Start Of Passenger Operation
Preparations Of OŽ For The Start Of Passenger Operation

For 16 February 2022, it is planned to start passenger operation on the rack-and-pinion Štrba - Štrbské Pleso line in Vysoké Tatry.

HS2 Opens Huge New Factory As Work Ramps Up On UK’s Longest Railway Bridge
HS2 Opens Huge New Factory As Work Ramps Up On UK’s Longest Railway Bridge

Work on the UK’s longest railway bridge ramped up in early February as HS2 began production of 1,000 enormous concrete segments that will form the deck of the Colne Valley Viaduct.

Service Contract For Siemens Sprinters In San Diego
Service Contract For Siemens Sprinters In San Diego

On 11 February 2022, Siemens Mobility announced that it was awarded a Technical Support Spares Supply Agreement contract by North County Transit District in San Diego, California for its fleet of 12 Siemens Sprinter (Desiro Classic) DMUs.

First Class Dr19 Locomotive In Finland
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First Class Dr19 Locomotive In Finland

On 1 February 2022, the first Class Dr19 diesel locomotive has arrived in Finland from Stadler València and is to start extensive test runs.

SNCB Ordered TRAXXes
SNCB Ordered TRAXXes

On 1 February 2022, Alstom has signed a framework agreement to deliver up to 50 TRAXX 3 MS locomotives to SNCB for use on its passenger services.

Flexity Trams For Göteborg
Flexity Trams For Göteborg

On 9 February 2022 Alstom announmced that it has received an order, worth 100 million EUR, to deliver 40 new trams to Västtrafik for use in Göteborg.

UL’s New Regional Maintenance Centre In Nizhny Novgorod
UL’s New Regional Maintenance Centre In Nizhny Novgorod

On 7 February 2022, a new Uralskie Lokomotivy’s regional maintenance centre was opened in the Nizhny Novgorod depot.

EffiShunter 1000M For ČD
EffiShunter 1000M For ČD

On 7 February 2022, ČD signed a contract with CZ LOKO for the complete modernisation of 14 Class 742 diesel locomotives.

Test Running Starts Between Madrid-Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha And Torrejón De Velasco
Test Running Starts Between Madrid-Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha And Torrejón De Velasco

Over the weekend of 5/6 February 2022 test running on this new cross-city 1,435 mm gauge line started, using Renfe's AVLO 112.013 and 021.

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