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Västtrafik has already ordered 80 Class X80 units. They are still waiting for their start of passenger operation, and it will not be long before the project of new 200 km/h EMUs will “celebrate” the decade.
On 2 February 2026, the three-car Coradia Continental BEMUs of Class 1440.4 were used for the first time on the RE 6 Chemnitz - Leipzig line.
On 15 January 2026, Alstom has signed a contract for the delivery of 26 additional Coradia Max double-deck EMUs to the Landesanstalt Schienenfahrzeuge Baden-Württemberg (SFBW).
On 29 January 2026, Alstom has demonstrated in München, in a project of DB, how the future of remote shunting operation can work.
On 28 January 2026, Alstom has reached a significant milestone in Norway with the upgrade of the 100th train with on-board ETCS.
On 23 January 2026, Alstom has opened its new welding and fitter training centre in Mátranovák, marking a significant investment in the training of people at the Hungarian Alstom site.
On 15 January 2026, CAF has been awarded a contract by SNCF Voyageurs to supply an additional ten Régiolis EDMUs, valued at approximately 80 million EUR, to be operated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
On 19 January 2026, the Board of Directors of SNCF Voyageurs has approved an additional order for 15 TGV M (Avelia Horizon) units.
The contract also includes comprehensive maintenance for five years, fitting out of maintenance depots, inspection and refuelling stations.
On 23 December 2025, Alstom has secured a 20 million GBP (22.9 million EUR) contract with Eversholt Rail for the overhaul of almost 400 bogies for Southeastern’s Class 465 Networker fleet in the UK.
As part of a wider investment of 173.9 million EUR in Ireland, Alstom has signed a deal worth 160 million EUR with Iarnród Éireann for a further 20 five-car X’trapolis EMUs for the Greater Dublin Area.
On 22 December 2025, Alstom has signed a contract with Hellenic Train (HT), the main private railway company in Greece, for the supply of 23 Coradia Stream EMUs.
The first of Great Western Railway’s (GWR) recommissioned Class 175 DMUs has entered into passenger service ahead of their phased rollout next year.
In early December 2025, CAF has secured a new contract in France worth approximately 250 million EUR for SNCF Voyageurs, which ordered 22 Régiolis EMUs for operation in "Région Sud" (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
On 10 December 2025, Alstom announced that with the recent submission of the TGV M authorisation for placing on the market to the ERA, the project is entering the final phase of the approval process.