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On 4 January 2022, Alpha Trains announced that the 31 two-car Mireo Plus B battery-electric units ordered in September 2021 by NEB will be added to the existing fleet of the Luxembourg-based lessor.

On 5 January 2022, RAILPOOL and Siemens Mobility announced that they signed a framework agreement for the delivery of 100 Vectron MS locomotives.

On 20 December 2021, Alstom has received a new order to supply a further 98 double-deck M7 multifunction cars to SNCB.

A significant new feature of the ČD’s 2022 timetable is the use of five-car non-powered InterJet units.

On 29 December 2021, locomotive 2TE25KM-0562 was sent to the Kachary Ruda plant.

On 28 December 2021, a meeting of the acceptance committee was held to review the results of the development work on the traction equipment pack for the new 3 kV DC Class 2ES8 locomotives.

On 15 December 2021, Keolis Deutschland, French parent company Keolis S. A., three public transport authorities in North Rhein-Westphalia and the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands signed an agreement to make certain contractual adjustments and authorise the sale by Keolis of its German rail activities to a new shareholder, TEAM Treuhand GmbH.

Between 17 and 23 December 2021, UL unveiled a mock-up of a single compartment of a future double-deck Lastochka.

On 22 December 2021, at the Hitachi Kasado works, JR Kyushu unveiled its new Class N700S Shinkansen train destined for new line to Nagasaki called West Kyushu Shinkansen.

On 22 December 2021, Stadler has set the record to be officially entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for a BEMU run in battery-only mode.

On 21 December 2021, České dráhy ordered another 31 three-car RegioPanter EMUs from Škoda Transportation.

On 21 December 2021, Akiem and Siemens Mobility announced an order for 20 Vectrons. 

On 20 December 2021, Stadler started final assembly of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s first new train.

On 20 December 2021, Škoda Transportation presented the first complete unit for Metro Warszawskie.