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On Saturday of 28 June 2025, Siemens, in collaboration with DB Systemtechnik and DB InfraGO, achieved 405 km/h on the HSL between Leipzig/Halle and Erfurt.

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.

On 10 April 2025, Alstom has signed a contract with S-Bahn Hamburg for a technology upgrade of 82 Class 490 S-Bahn EMUs with the ETCS OBUs and ATO for semi-automatic train operation with GoA2.

On 17 April 2025, DB Regio ordered 19 battery-electric FLIRT AKKUs trains for the Central Thuringia battery network.

The German specialist for rail vehicles, railway and shunting technology WINDHOFF Bahn- und Anlagentechnik has developed the next generation of a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV).

In November 2020, the first six-car double-deck push-pull train with Class 102 locomotive began test operation with passengers.

One of the most innovative public transportation projects in the coming years will be the extremely long and fully continuous suburban trains for the München metropolitan area.

At InnoTrans, Bavarian Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter presented on 25 September the exterior design for the new S-Bahn München trains.

A dedicated European train transported on 23 September the high-level delegation from Europe to InnoTrans.

One of the Vectrons at InnoTrans was a locomotive designated 248 500 in the colours of DB long-distance vehicles.

Framework agreement with DB for High Speed Grinding (HSG) for at least 13,000 km per year with a term of two years and extension options.

Vossloh is playing a central role in the modernization of Deutsche Bahn's main routes. One of Vossloh's rail replacement trains was used for the refurbishment of the Köln - Rhein/Main high-speed line.

Over the past few weeks, RegioJet has sold back to Germany 28 second class carriages originally from the DB Fernverkehr fleet.

On 22 June 2024, for the first time BDŽ PP put into regular service with passengers former DB's IC1 coaches.

Automated operation is a key function for expanding rail capacity and strengthening the performance of railways.