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CP's largest vehicle order in its history
CP's largest vehicle order in its history

In October 2025, Comboios de Portugal and Alstom/DST consortium signed a contract for 117 new three-car regional Adessia Stream EMUs, the supply of spare parts, and the construction of a maintenance facility in Guifões.

Leo Talgo trio
Leo Talgo trio

Since early March, there have been three Talgo rakes in the Czech Republic, which Leo Express plans to use on its existing and new Czech-Slovak services.

ICE L on test in the Allgäu
ICE L on test in the Allgäu

Recently the new ICE L was on test runs with DB Fernverkehr's of Class 248.5 Vectron DM to Oberstdorf in the Allgäu region.

Województwo Wielkopolskie ordered FLIRTs
Województwo Wielkopolskie ordered FLIRTs

On 12 March 2026, representatives of Stadler and the Marshal’s Office of the Greater Poland Province (Urząd Marszałkowski of Województwo...

ÖBB ordered more FLIRT AKKUs
ÖBB ordered more FLIRT AKKUs

On 12 March 2026, ÖBB have ordered seven additional FLIRT AKKU units from Stadler.

Seibu introduces Class L00 people mover
Seibu introduces Class L00 people mover

The private railway Seibu Tetsudō (Seibu Railway) introduced new Class L00 people mover for Seibu Yamaguchi Line in Saitama prefecture.

Sōtetsu introduces Class 13000 EMU
Sōtetsu introduces Class 13000 EMU

The private railway Sagami Tetsudō (also known as Sōtetsu) introduced new Class 13000 EMU.

Finland: Nordic region’s first ATO over ETCS
Finland: Nordic region’s first ATO over ETCS

Siemens Mobility achieved a historic milestone in Finland, conducting the Nordic region’s first-ever automated train operation on an ETCS-equipped mainline.

Class EP2DM with a new livery
Class EP2DM with a new livery

On 6 March 2026, TMH delivered five eleven-car Class EP2DM EMUs to TsPPK.

Leo Express in national transport in Poland
Leo Express in national transport in Poland

On Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Leo Express train departed for the first time on the Warszawa - Kraków national route.

Progress on HS2’s Curzon Street station
Progress on HS2’s Curzon Street station

Engineers working for the HS2 project completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the foundations of Birmingham's Curzon Street station in early March 2026.

WESTbahn runs on Südbahn
WESTbahn runs on Südbahn

On 1 March 2026, WESTbahn started operating on the Wien - Graz - Klagenfurt - Villach route.

TGV M on test in Belgium
TGV M on test in Belgium

At present the new TGV-M unit 1402 is on test in Belgium.

The Polish "Pendolino" will run on Czech tracks
The Polish "Pendolino" will run on Czech tracks

After the test runs of the ED250-001, which took place in the Czech Republic in October 2025, the Polish "Pendolino" will be deployed on Praha - Bohumín SuperCity trains from 9 March to 17 June 2026.

The first RegioJet‘s Class 666 EMU on test
The first RegioJet‘s Class 666 EMU on test

On 26 February 2026, the first Class 666 unit arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre for complete type testing.

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