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In late May 2020 TVZ started deliveries of the batch-built carriages for the Egypt National Railways, forming part of a contract for 1,300 cars signed in 2018. 

This year, for the first time in 73 years, the inhabitants of Kraków did not see the procession of Lajkonik, one of the oldest traditions with a 200-year history.

On 18 June 2020 Stadler completed takeover of VIPCO GmbH in Mannheim and created its new engineering subsidiary in Germany mainly focusing on the development of software and hardware components for train control systems and the vehicle retrofitting.

Tomorrow, for the first time, ZSSK will put into regular operation a new Class Ampz carriage from the current batch which is being built by ŽOS Vrútky.

After being well established in Bulgaria, Smartrons start to operate in Romania now. Bucureşti-based operator E-P Rail has placed an order for four last year, and the first one was handed over to the customer just recently and put in service.

In mid-March 2020, the production of a booster for the Class 2ES6 locomotive was started at the UL plant of Verkhnyaya Pyshma.

On 11 June 2020 Stadler announced that Rhätische Bahn will order 20 additional Capricorn EMUs worth 172.9 million CHF.

Between 14 and 16 June, international passenger services from the Czech Republic in the directions to Austria and Germany were restored, this including the operation of railjet Praha - Wien - Graz services and “Berliner” Praha - Berlin - Hamburg (- Kiel) services. At the same time, this enabled start of one new direct Graz - Wien - Praha - Berlin railjet service.

BLS has started to modernise its Class Re 465 locomotives, which, after about a quarter of a century of operation, will be adapted to another 15 years of service.

In mid-May 2020, 2ES10-167 was finished at UL, becoming the first locomotive of the Class 2ES10 to receive new modular driver's cabs.

On 15 June 2020 AB Transitio has ordered 12 more Class ER1 four-car DOSTO EMUs from Stadler.

On 15 June 2020 Stadler announced it has officially commissioned VolkerFitzpatrick to build a brand new depot at Gosforth, which will accommodate the new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro, set to enter passenger service from 2023. 

Since early 2020 most of the railway and other media were employed by the plans to merge the transport divisions of Alstom and Bombardier. However, what can be the real benefits of this acquisition?

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In addition to the ČD Viaggio Comfort cars, six of which are now at various stages of final assembly, Škoda Vagonka also produces the first double deck cars for České dráhy.