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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.

On 25 August 2021, AB Transitio, Tåg i Bergslagen and Stadler signed a contract to purchase seven additional DOSTO EMUs.

Between 26 and 29 August 2021, PRO//Motion.Expo (initially EXPO 1520) takes place at the Shcherbinka test circuit.

In December 2018, ČD purchased 12 Class 646 DMUs from DB Regio. 

In early August, testing of the new Stadler-built Class 495.95 EMUs started on the rack railway between Štrba and Štrbské Pleso.

In May 2021, Sinara Transportnye Mashiny and the Kazakh freight operator SilkwayTransit signed an agreement for the supply of four Class TEM14 shunters.

On 29 June 2021, STM signed a contract to supply five Class TEM10 diesel shunters to the Magnitogorsky metallurgichesky kombinat (MMK, Magnitogorsk iron and steel works).

On 20 August 2021, a solemn ceremony of sending 20 metro cars to Uzbekistan was held at Metrovagonmash.

Alstom (Bombardier Transportation) continues with the production of ZEFIRO Express X80 EMU for Swedish public transport operator Västtrafik.

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

On 19 August 2021, RAILPOOL has ordered 20 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility.

In mid-June 2021, two Class 2TE25KM mainline diesel locomotives produced by BMZ have been delivered to Nornikel (Norilsk Nickel).

Since 1 January 2021, the ten pre-series Class 483/484 EMUs have been running in test passenger service on the S47 line.

On 16 August 2021, TVZ completed a contract with Sverdlovskaya prigorodnaya kompania of Yekaterinburg for the delivery of six passenger day-time cars.