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Recently, for the first time, the on-board ETCS was retrofitted to the TRAXX locomotives already in service without the involvement of the manufacturer of these locomotives.

In early December 2023 last of the KISS EMUs modernised by Stadler was handed over to DB Fernverkehr.

The first of 286 FLIRT EMUs for SBB, Thurbo and RegionAlps has arrived in Erlen on 5 December.

The Lille European Metropolitan Area has chosen Alstom to supply its new trams to replace existing rolling stock on the historic ‘Mongy’ line, which links the cities of Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing. 

Deliveries of HS2’s tunnel segments have begun from Hartlepool, using the UK’s rail network to minimise road traffic and drastically reduce carbon emissions.

Recently, there has been a growing interest in leasing of Siemens Vectron locomotives from European Locomotive Leasing in the Czech Republic: the number of enquiries from Czech operators continues to grow and the reasons for this are explained in the following paragraphs by Christian Kern, Managing Director of ELL Austria.

Work to prepare the ground for HS2’s new Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC) and train maintenance depot in Washwood Heath, North Birmingham, took a giant leap forward in mid-December, as the team passed a huge earthworks milestone.

After the four cars from the first shortened, six-car ComfortJet test set were transported from VUZ Velim test circuit to Austria on 10 November 2023, they already started the tests on the ÖBB network.

On 15 December 2023, DB launched a tender for the next generation of ICE high-speed trains.

On Friday, 15 December 2023, Pasažieru vilciens started regular operation with the Class 16EV EMUs.

On 14 December 2023 Siemens Mobility announced that it has won an order for the delivery of 75 Mireos for the Mitteldeutsches S-Bahn-Netz 2025+.

To streamline and accelerate the maintenance of the ever-growing ICE fleet, DB has started to use the latest digital and robotic technologies and artificial intelligence. The first example of their application, collectively called E-Check, is the new ICE depot in Köln-Nippes.

METRANS started to use its own railway undertaking METRANS ADRIA in Slovenia.

Softronic has completed the delivery of Transmontana locomotives for Green Cargo.

On 30 November 2023, Akiem and Talbot Services signed a contract for the overhaul of 23 Class 186 TRAXX locomotives in 2024, including on-going maintenance in the following years.