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Pars nova, which focuses on the production, modernisation and repair of rail vehicles, changes its name to Škoda Pars on 17 May 2021.

In June 2020, a new memorial to a Soviet soldier (Rzhevsky Memorial Sovetskomu Soldatu) was unveiled, built southwest of Rzhev.

In 2019, PESA created a research team focused on the development of hydrogen fuel cell rail vehicles.

The first class express train Suisse Train Bleu from the 1950s, with its nostalgic interior, is part of a railway history. Recently a bar car was overhauled and its interior completely renovated.

On 11 May 2021, HS2 Ltd confirmed that a team made up of Mace and Dragados will build Birmingham’s new city centre high speed railway station.

On 10 May 2021, Siemens Mobility and Stadler consortium announced that is will execute a contract to modernise and upgrade the Metropolitano de Lisboa (ML) network and fleet.

On 7 May 2021, OUIGO ran its first passenger-carrying train between Madrid-Atocha and Barcelona-Sants.

On 7 May 2021, Penzadieselmash produced the hundredth Type GPP-840 traction generator.

On 30 April 2021, Alstom announced that it has delivered the 100th Prima locomotive to Indian Railways.

With this exclamation, Wiener Linien announced on 6 May 2021 the name for its new metro trains.

New trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro: first phase of demolition at new Gosforth depot is completed and track foundation work about to start.

Under this name, on 4 May 2021, a presentation of the recent achievements of the project, launched last year, aimed at doubling the production capacity of the Škoda Vagonka works, took place in Ostrava.

Testing of new double-deck cars from the ČD contract for five three-car push-pull rakes is proceeding to the next phase.

On 30 April 2021, FPK started new Lastochka regular services between the capitals of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.