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CAF's HEMU prototype to be tested on the Spanish network
CAF's HEMU prototype to be tested on the Spanish network

On 6 June 2023 the FCH2Rail project, in which a bi-mode demonstrator train with hydrogen fuel cells is being developed, has achieved an important milestone by obtaining authorisation to run in tests on the Spanish national network.

Rail Business Days 2023 (1)
Rail Business Days 2023 (1)

On 6 June 2023 at the Rail Business Days in Ostrava, Stadler and ZSSK presented the first six-car double-deck KISS EMU of the Class 561 to the public.

IRYO to Alacant
IRYO to Alacant

On 2 June 2023 Iryo inaugurated its new service from Madrid to Albacete and Alacant.

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RBD before the start
RBD before the start

The next edition of Rail Business Days will take place from 5 to 7 June.

GTR’s first Class 387/1 completes static testing of ETCS OBU
GTR’s first Class 387/1 completes static testing of ETCS OBU

Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar EMU has now completed static testing of its retrofitted ETCS in-cab signalling equipment, as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.

Service contract for Class 185 DMUs extended
Service contract for Class 185 DMUs extended

On 31 May 2023 Siemens Mobility announced that it has been awarded a contract extension for the maintenance of the Class 185 fleet serving TransPennine Express routes

New ÖBB Desiro ML EMUs being built
New ÖBB Desiro ML EMUs being built

From early October 2023, it is planned to put into service for Verkehrsverbund Tirol the new Cityjet Desiro ML EMUs.

First EffiShunter for ČD
First EffiShunter for ČD

The first of the EffiShunter 1000M locomotives for ČD has completed a test run.

Sirius in Slovakia
Sirius in Slovakia

The CRRC-built unit 665.002 is present in Slovakia for the purpose of testing required as part of the approval process for operation on the ŽSR network.

Railjets to run with HÜBNER gangways in future
Railjets to run with HÜBNER gangways in future

On 25 May 2023 HÜBNER announced that it will refurbish 680 gangway systems in the coming five years for the ÖBB in the railjet fleet.

Third generation of railjet
Third generation of railjet

ÖBB is now planning a major change to its railjet trains.

HS2 welcomes planning approval for the bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline
HS2 welcomes planning approval for the bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline

On 24 May 2023 HS2 Ltd has received Schedule 17 approval for a 150-metre section of viaduct carrying trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station, including a 25-metre-high truss which will create a new icon on the city’s skyline.

TMH-Elektrotekh will produce new traction motors for Ivolga 3.0 EMUs
TMH-Elektrotekh will produce new traction motors for Ivolga 3.0 EMUs

On 23 May 2023 TMH Elektrotekh of Novocherkassk completed tests of a new Type DTA-380U1 asynchronous traction motor intended for use in the Ivolga 3.0 EMUs.

Unclear fate of Vectrons for MÁV-START
Unclear fate of Vectrons for MÁV-START

In April 2022, MÁV-START and Siemens Mobility signed a framework agreement for the delivery of 115 Vectron locomotives.

InnoTrans 2022 (45)
InnoTrans 2022 (45)

ŽOS Vrútky presented in Berlin a Bdmpz second class coach for Slovak railways. The latter has ordered in total 17 cars of this type.