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On 2 September 2021, HS2 Ltd  announced the start of a major refurbishment project to restore the Grade 1 listed Old Curzon Street Station in Birmingham.

On 1 September 2021, Metrovagonmash (MVM) and Samararsky metropoliten signed a contract for the overhaul of five Model 81-717/714 cars.

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.

Siemens Mobility’s Type S700 trams delivered to the Charlotte Area Transit system (CATS) in the United States are now in revenue service.

On 2 August 2021, OVK (UWC) has obtained a compliance certificate from RS FZhT for its Model 13-6724 flat wagon, and embarked on a contract to supply 1,000 wagons to Laude Smart Intermodal.

On 24 August 2021, following an open tender, STM has won a contract for the supply of six Class TGM8 diesel locomotives to Compagnie des Bauxites de Kindia.

A new rail shuttle is about to begin transporting timber products from Malungsfors in Dalarna to Asia via the Göteborg port.

The line between Calais and Domodossola serves as the latest addition to the intermodal route network of CargoBeamer. Starting off on 4 October, the trains will operate on four roundtrips per week.

Following an intensive period of testing on the Merseyrail network and the recent authorisation from ORR, the first of 53 Class 777 EMUs has been on 26 August 2021 officially passed on to Merseytravel.

On 27 August 2021, at the first „VNIIZhT Science 1520: Look Beyond the Horizon“ conference, held at PRO//Motion. Expo, Uralskie lokomotivy presented its new development - the Lastochka β (Lastochka Beta).

On 26 August 2021, the first two Vectrons of the second batch ordered by METRANS left München.

The four Type ES64U4 Eurosprinters which ČD decided to acquire from Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo are being prepared for a handover to their new owner. 

On 23 August 2021, Siemens Mobility and ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam demonstrated a test of the AStriD (Autonomous Tram in Depot) research project.

On 19 August 2021, the Czech infrastructure manager Správa železnic signed a contract with Siemens Mobility Czech Republic for the purchase of a Vectron multi-system locomotive.