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Over the past two years, MSV elektronika of Studénka in the Czech Republic has developed a new optical system of LED design lights for railway vehicles.

In June 2021, TMH PRO delivered a batch of eight Class TEM18DM shunting diesel locomotives to Severstal.

ORLEN Unipetrol Group is investing in the modernization of its rail transport: the petrochemical company has leased 81 brand new LPG Safety++ tank cars from wagon owner Ermewa.

On 29 July 2021, Siemens Mobility and Continental Engineering Services announced that they will cooperate in the future on the development and manufacture of pantographs for trucks.

On 5 August 2021, Kalugaputmash and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation have signed an one-year agreement on possible implementation of a program for enhancement of corporate competitiveness.

12 August 2021 saw first test runs of the first Elf.eu EMU on the Polish network.

Under the complete name CZT CZTrain, based in Praha, a new lessor of a modern traction in the Czech Republic was established.

On 12 August 2021, ČD announced that the ten Vectrons leased from ELL had already reached a mileage of approximately 10 million kilometres.

On 16 May 2021, switching tests between the 15 kV 16.7 Hz and 3 kV DC voltages took place at the border crossing station Spielfeld-Strass with a railjet rake and Taurus and Vectron locomotives.

On 10 August 2021, ÖBB has ordered 20 additional seven-car night trains from Siemens Mobility to expand its Nightjet fleet to 33 such rakes by 2025.

CZ LOKO is working intensively on obtaining the ECM certificate.

The EL50 series is suitable for all vehicles and installation situations. However, it is mainly used in rail vehicles because it complies with the fire protection standard EN 45545-2.

On 8 July 2021, TVZ received type approval for new Model 61-4524 and 61-4523 double-deck cars.

Traktionssysteme Austria was awarded a contract for the new generation of traction motors for the Berlin Class J/JK metro trains.