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On 2 February 2022, BMZ (Bryansky mashinostroitelny zavod, the Bryansk engineering plant) completed modernisation of the production of shunting diesel locomotives, most of them for RZD.

On 10 January 2022, Sinara Transportnye Mashiny received the Certificate of Conformity issued by the RS FZhT for its Class TEMG1 shunter.

On 2 February 2022, new plans for the Automated People Mover (APM) linking HS2 Interchange Station with the NEC, Birmingham International Station and Birmingham Airport, have been submitted to Solihull Council.

On 19 January 2022, Vossloh announced that it was awarded a contract for the supply of three high-speed grinding machines (HSG-city) for use in the Shenzhen metro network.

The increase in rail traffic looks set to continue at the Göteborg Port with a new record for rail-borne freight passing through the port.

On 1 February 2022, DB and Siemens presented 408 003, one of the ICE 3neo high speed trains.

On 31 January 2022, it was announced that Vectrons can run under ETCS supervision on selected sections of the Czech network.

On 21 January 2022, TMH sent locomotive 2TE25KM-0561 and three Class TEM18DM shunters to Nornikel metals and mining company.

On 24 January 2022, UL sent the first samples of rolling stock of this year to RZD.

On 27 January 2022, Alstom has received an order from RAILPOOL to supply 15 TRAXX 3 locomotives.

In early January 2022, Stadler Rail completed the first of 22 EUROLIGHT locomotives ordered by Spanish infrastructure manager Adif in October 2019.

On 25 January 2022 CAF signed a contract with Auckland Transport (AT) for the delivery of 23 three-car EMUs.

WINDHOFF is currently executing a major SBB order for a total of 35 Class Tm 234-4 multi-purpose vehicles. The details of this contract, as well as the innovative approach of the manufacturer, are described in the following article.

In late January 2022 CAPTRAIN España has taken delivery of the first of the six 1,668 mm gauge Type EURO6000 machines.

The prospect of high-speed journeys adding extra capacity into the rail network, and helping to close the distances between towns and cities in the Midlands and North, took a giant leap forward on 24 January 2022 as the Bill for the Crewe - Manchester extension of the HS2 network was submitted to Parliament.