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On 28 May 2022, Siemens Mobility and its consortium partners Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors have signed a contract with the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels to create the country’s high-speed rail system.

On 30 June 2022, ODEG together with representatives from the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt and the transport authorities VBB-Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg, Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt and Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ceremonially signed the transport contract for the Elbe-Spree network.

In February 2021, Rail Operations UK have completed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Heathrow Airport Limited to acquire the fleet of five Class 360/2 EMUs, plus spare parts.

Knorr-Bremse has been awarded a major supply contract by Siemens Mobility to equip trains for Egypt.

Due to the several-year delay in the contract for the Talent 3 EMUs and the still unclear delivery, ÖBB decided last year to withdraw from the contract with Alstom and ordered Desiro ML EMUs from Siemens instead.

On 11 February 2022, Siemens Mobility announced that it was awarded a Technical Support Spares Supply Agreement contract by North County Transit District in San Diego, California for its fleet of 12 Siemens Sprinter (Desiro Classic) DMUs.

In a project initially scheduled to run for three years, Voith and Siemens Mobility want to develop new and more efficient strategies for overhauling automatic Scharfenberg couplings

Raaberbahn, the Austrian division of GYSEV, signed a contract with ÖBB-Technische Services for the maintenance of Class 4744.3 and 4746.3 Desiro ML EMUs until 2030.

In addition to the ENA group of services, Go-Ahead Bayern (GABY) will also operate regional services on the Augsburger Netze network, part 1.

On 31 August 2021, Siemens Mobility has signed a contract with the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) to deliver a comprehensive rail system that will feature the first ever high speed line in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

On 17 August 2021, ÖBB announced that it will order a further 21 Desiro ML EMUs.

On 29 January 2021, DB Regio Bayern has ordered 31 regional EMUs from Siemens Mobility, which will be used on routes between München, Passau and Regensburg.

Preparations are being made for the implementation of a contract for the maintenance and overhauls of BDZ PP Desiros.

On 18 December 2020, Siemens Mobility delivered final Desiro HC EMU for Rhein-Ruhr Express (RRX).

On 26 November 2020, the first two Desiro HC EMUs were disembarked in the port of Ashdod.