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On 29 November 2021, MÁV-START started a test passenger service on a new train-tram system in southern Hungary, connecting the cities of Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely by using the Szeged - Békéscsaba railway line as a train between them and in Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely working as a tramway, using the local tram lines.
On 9 December 2021, the first of the four Tauruses purchased by ČD from WLC was put into passenger service.
On 9 December 2021, HS2 Ltd confirmed that a Hitachi/Alstom JV has been awarded the contracts to build Britain’s next generation of high speed trains at their factories in Derby and County Durham.
On 8 December 2021, TMH Germany celebrated the arrival of the first train of contract partner Go-Ahead Bayern at the newly-built maintenance facility in Langweid am Lech.
Since 6 December 2021, NS started to gradually reintroduce its Class DDZ double deck sets in regular service.
In August 2021, Siemens Mobility and Stadtwerke München (SWM) successfully completed a one-year test of semiconductor technology based on silicon carbide (SiC) in an Avenio tram in München.
On 4 November 2021, Alstom Ferroviaria was announced the winner of the tender for the supply of 20 EMUs for Romania, with an option for 17 more.
On 2 December 2021, Vectron 193 230 rented by FRACHTbahn Traktion from ELL Austria has been christened "Josef".
Following the signing of the contract in 2020 to manufacture 46 new trains for Tyne and Wear Metro, Stadler announced on 1 December 2021 that it have completed the first bodyshell.
An extensive programme of testing and commissioning will soon begin on one of the two Stadler-built trains, which made maiden voyages into Canton depot, Cardiff a fortnight ago.
On 1 December 2021, METRANS took over locomotives 383.413 and 414, which form part of the ten-strong option from 2020.
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
On 29 November 2021, the first Type 39T Škoda ForCity Smart tram of DPO (Ostrava transport company) started its test operation with passengers.
On 25 November 2021, RhB had the pleasure of welcoming a special unit to Landquart: the Capricorn 3133, which includes the 500th bodyshell to be built for RhB from Altenrhein works.