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Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS takes further steps to secure its long-term business development by strengthening its production network. The re-orientation and extension of its activities in the area of Plovdiv (Bulgaria) will focus on the assembly of products for the aerospace and transportation markets.

With a combination of an Schaeffler axlebox generator, battery system and automatic tarpaulin system, European companies are showing how rail freight transport can become more efficient and economical – a real step forward on the way to automated and digitalized freight transport. 

Visitors to this year's Rail Business Days (10 to 12 June) can look forward to a showcase of modern technologies.

Stadler Rail relies on the expertise of PJM to test the pantographs and wheelset torsional oscillations of the KISS double-deck EMUs.

The collaboration between TSA and Toshiba Railway Europe is already yielding results: two Type Toshiba HDB 800 hybrid shunting locomotives are currently undergoing test operations.

ASC’s inertial sensor solutions help Spanish test and analysis center CETEST to address critical measuring and evaluation challenges, to provide unrivalled monitoring outcomes to customers across the world.

Traktionssysteme Austria has secured a significant service contract for the maintenance of its traction motors in CAF Urbos 3 trams in Belgrade.

TATRAVAGÓNKA is integrating PJM‘s digital freight train functions and automated applications into its equipment range. Hence, the efficiency-enhancing monitoring and automation features are now available ex works for wagon purchasers.

On 4 April 2025, Alstom announced an investment plan of more than 150 million EUR at its French sites to meet the growing demand of the French and international rail market, particularly for very high-speed trains.

In February 2025, RAILPOOL celebrated a milestone for its fleet’s future viability: the upgrade to ETCS Baseline version 3.4 of all locomotives in Scandinavia is complete.

For Kassel, from Kassel: The HÜBNER Group will supply gangway systems and other components for 22 new Škoda 50T trams that will be in service in Kassel from 2027.

In early February 2025, HÜBNER Group signed a contract with Hitachi Rail to supply up to 280 gangway systems between 2025 and 2029 for the new ETR 1000 high-speed trains.

Mercitalia Intermodal, a company of Polo Logistica FS, and PJM have signed a new order on further fleet equipment with smart train functionalities in 2025 - 2027.

Starting in 2026, 17 Stadler FLIRT Nordic Express trains will come into operation with the FrontAdd System in the long-distance fleet in Norway.