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Less in the spotlight are VR‘s Class Dm12 diesel railcars that were delivered between 2004 and 2006 by the then ČKD Vagonka, the Czech Republic

The company has recently signed two new servicing contracts in the UK and Colombia, with a total worth of almost 400 million EUR.

On 15 April 2025, East Midlands Railway (EMR) has unveiled its first fully refurbished Class 170 Turbostar, marking the beginning of a transformative year for the company.

At the end of March 2025, Ferrovie della Calabria (FdC) and Stadler signed a contract for the delivery of three metre-gauge DMUs.

Saturday of 25 January 2025 was a historic date for Piedmontese rail transport: the operation on the Cuneo - Saluzzo - Savigliano line was reopened after being closed for more than a decade.

Avanti West Coast has bid farewell to its Class 221 Super Voyager train after 22 years’ service on the West Coast Main Line.

On 8 November 2024, Angel Trains, Hitachi Rail and TransPennine Express celebrated the successful completion of the UK’s first intercity battery trial in the North of England.

The state-owned Azerbaijani operator ADY (Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları) ordered ten five-car FLIRTs from Stadler on 27 November 2019, four DMUs for medium-distance transport and six EMUs, three of which are also for medium-distance transport and three for regional transport.

On 24 May 2024, Drážní úřad issued a type approval for the ČD Class 847 DMUs.

On 8 April 2024 Alstom has successfully delivered the first C-Series train as part of the Western Australian Government’s METRONET Railcar Program for passenger service.

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has announced the start of a 60 million GBP programme to refurbish its fleet of Class 360, Class 158 and Class 170 trains.

On 5 February 2024, Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) and Stadler have signed contracts for the supply and the maintenance of the Next Generation Passenger Trains for the operation on the growing network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Transport for Wales will now increase train service frequency on its Liverpool - Chester route (via Liverpool Airport), and on the Ebbw Vale branch, in January 2024. 

On 7 November 2023, ČD ordered another 30 RegioFox DMUs, worth over 3 billion CZK (over 120 million EUR).

On 1 November 2023, Alstom has signed an eight-year extension to its Train Services Agreement (TSA) with CrossCountry in the UK.