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Hybrid battery-diesel shunters for KiwiRail
Hybrid battery-diesel shunters for KiwiRail

As part of the February 2024 agreement, KiwiRail ordered 24 Bo‘Bo‘ hybrid battery-diesel narrow-gauge shunters.

Progress on Class DM locomotives for KiwiRail
Progress on Class DM locomotives for KiwiRail

In October 2021, New Zealand's national operator KiwiRail signed a framework contract with Stadler for the supply of SALi diesel locomotives and ordered 57 ones, primarily for operation on the South Island.

NS ordered FLIRT Flex EMUs
NS ordered FLIRT Flex EMUs

On 19 November 2025, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Stadler have signed a framework agreement for the delivery of 36 FLIRTs for commuter transport.

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Coradia Stream H for FNM on test at PCW
Coradia Stream H for FNM on test at PCW

On 26 November 2020, Alstom announced that it will supply six hydrogen fuel cell trains, with the option for eight more, to FNM.

TRAXX Hauler locomotives for UZ
TRAXX Hauler locomotives for UZ

On 17 November 2025, the presidents of Ukraine and France signed a contract for the purchase of one hundred Rafale fighter jets. This huge order also "hidden" a "small thing" in the form of a contract for 55 locomotives for the UZ from Alstom.

X25 EMUs for Saltsjöbanan
X25 EMUs for Saltsjöbanan

On 11 November 2025, Škoda Transportation signed a contract with Region Stockholm for the supply of new EMUs for Saltsjöbanan.

Coradia Max EMUs for PKP Intercity
Coradia Max EMUs for PKP Intercity

On 12 November 2025, Alstom has signed a contract with PKP Intercity to deliver 42 Coradia Max double-deck EMUs along with 30 years of full-service maintenance.

Another news for WESTbahn
Another news for WESTbahn

While WESTbahn's Class 4100 started passenger service on 12 November 2025, another new train is currently being prepared for this operator, this time again of European origin.

CRRC-built EMUs at WESTbahn in passenger service
CRRC-built EMUs at WESTbahn in passenger service

As we mentioned at the beginning of November, WESTbahn has now started using the Class 4100 double-deck EMUs in passenger service. 

First FLIRT for Lithuania unveiled in Vilnius
First FLIRT for Lithuania unveiled in Vilnius

On 28 October 2025, LTG Link and Stadler have presented a new FLIRT EMU at Vilnius main station, marking a new stage in the history of Lithuanian railways

INFRATRACK Solutions will offer a new railway testing facility in Austria
INFRATRACK Solutions will offer a new railway testing facility in Austria

PJM und Boom Software utilising the feeder line of a decommissioned coal-fired power station as a test site for innovations in the rail industry.

NEXRAIL orders electro-battery EURO9000 locomotives
NEXRAIL orders electro-battery EURO9000 locomotives

NEXRAIL lease has placed an order with Stadler for the supply of up to 200 EURO9000 electro-battery hybrid locomotives.

New battery types for Škoda vehicles
New battery types for Škoda vehicles

On 29 October 2025, the Škoda Group signed a strategic partnership agreement with Microvast to develop and produce new generation battery systems for public transport vehicles.

First Aurora will enter service in December
First Aurora will enter service in December

On 10 November 20225, Transport UK and East Midlands Railway (EMR) confirmed that the first Aurora from EMR’s new 400 million GBP fleet will enter service across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire.

The first modernized railjet 1 on test
The first modernized railjet 1 on test

This year, ÖBB began the process of modernizing the first generation of railjets, which has been in preparation for several years.

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