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CAF and TfL engineers are introducing a series of improvements to make sure the trains return safely and reliably.
The anticipation for the new TINA trams is given a very concrete starting signal on 19 February 2026: at an event at the HAVAG depot on Freiimfelder Straße, Saxony-Anhalt's Minister of Infrastructure Lydia Hüskens symbolically handed over the commissioning permit for the first MGT M tram ("short TINA") to Hallesche Verkehrs-AG (HAVAG), a company belonging to the Stadtwerke Halle Group.
New tram-trains that will revolutionise transport in South Wales are now in their final phase of testing before being introduced into service on some of the Core Valleys Lines this spring.
After problems with vibrations of TINA trams in Darmstadt (and Basel), Stadler is evaluating technical modifications to the bogies and preparing batch modifications.
With the support of Mitsubishi Electric and the engineering firm ATINA, German machine manufacturer BHB Waschanlagen Vertriebs GmbH has built a new tram washing system, designed to help save resources for Zürich’s public transport operator, Zürcher Verkehrsverbund.
On 3 February 2026, Kraków has ordered 15 more fully low-floor trams from PESA Bydgoszcz.
On 27 January 2026, it was announced that Metropolitan Area Transport, Helsinki City Transport, and Länsimetro, the entities that own, manage and operate the Helsinki metro, confirmed awarding a contract to CAF for the modernisation of the entire signalling infrastructure using the CBTC system developed by CAF, called OPTIO.
In late December 2025, PESA signed an investment agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in the German tram manufacturer HeiterBlick, based in Leipzig.
CAF-led consortium (RTI), which includes AET S. r. l., Francesco Ventura Costruzioni Ferroviarie S. r. l., Mer Mec STE S. r. l. and Leonardo S. p. A., has been in late December 2025 awarded the comprehensive project contract for Lot 2 of the new Naples Metro Line 10 by E.A.V. S. r. l. (Ente Autonomo Volturno), the public transport operator for Italy’s Campania region.
On 5 December 2025, Stadler has been awarded a contract by Fahrzeugmanagement-Region Frankfurt RheinMain (fahma), a subsidiary of Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), to supply 27 CITYLINK trams.
On 2 December 2025, Stadler has been awarded a contract to build eight CITYLINK tram-trains for Aarhus.
On 2 December 2025, Siemens Mobility and Sporveien commissioned the modern Communications-Based Train Control system for passenger service on an initial, 3 km section of the Oslo Metro.
On 1 December 2025, representatives of the MPK Kraków and PESA Bydgoszcz signed an agreement for the delivery of 20 new trams over 43 m long.
On 3 November 2025, the first seven Škoda ForCity Plus 52T trams hit the streets of Praha, on Line 12 Lehovec - Sídliště Barrandov.
The private railway company Keio Electric Railway introduced the new Class 2000 EMU. The four ten-car trains are built by the J-TREC Corporation, with the final train expected to be delivered in August 2027.