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The tiny Asturian fishing village of Castropol, on the shores of the Eo ría, which here forms the border between Asturias and Galicia (Lugo province), is an unlikely place to find an established train manufacturer, active on the worldwide scene.
On 19 December 2025, the EIB announced that it had agreed to loan 500 million EUR to Renfe to part-finance the latter’s project to rejuvenate its EMU fleet used on Rodalies and Media Distancia services in Catalunya.
Leo Express has been operating Renfe‘s Talgo non-powered multiple units (NMUs) for a month now, with very frequent cancellations due to technical problems.
On 1 April 2026, Trafikverket announced that it had selected Talgo and Siemens as suppliers in a tender for Swedish new night trains.
After several years of delay, the long-awaited moment arrived for Västtrafik on 11 May 2026, when the first X80 EMU departed from Göteborg C for Älvängen.
In December 2025, Alstom has signed a long-term technical support and spares supply agreement with LKAB Malmtrafik, covering a 12-year period starting 1 January 2026.
In 2016, Alstom and SNCF launched a project to develop a new generation of French high-speed trains, known as TGV M. The following article will focus on the design of these vehicles, which is very interesting in many ways.
On 22 May 2026, TGV M has obtained type authorisation from ERA as Type TGV 22000.
Stadler will build trains for the island of Ireland for the first time.
The new ÖBB Railjet M is being tested in the climate wind tunnel in Wien.
In early March 2026, Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore put a Class 412 EMU into operation after a major overhaul.
On 27 May 2026, Stadler and Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore (ŽPCG) signed a contract for the delivery of three four-car FLIRT EMUs.
On 6 May 2026, the ÖBB‘s new Cityjet Doppelstock EMU carried out its inaugural run on the Wien Hbf - Wiener Neustadt route and back.
Deliveries of newest FLIRT EMUs for Koleje Mazowieckie are progressing rapidly: since the beginning of May, the operator has already received 23 ones.
Seibu has introduced upgraded four-car Class 7000 EMUs, which were previously operated by the private railway Tokyu as five-car Class 9000 EMUs.