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The locomotive E4MSUa-001 from the batch, which is now being built for PKP IC by Newag, has reached a speed of 240 km/h.

On 20 October 2023 Alstom reached a milestone for India’s rail revolution with the inauguration of RapidX, which forms part of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).

Following the first three locomotives handed over this June to Rail Force One, RTB CARGO and HSL Logistik, European Loc Pool has leased four more EURO9000 dual-mode locomotives.

Although the RegioJet group is not planning to launch the locomotive pool service in its full planned scope until autumn 2024, after the delivery of another thirteen TRAXX3 MS locomotives, renting of locomotives to external customers is already increasing.

On 12 October 2023 the Go-Ahead Group has reached an agreement to sell its German rail business, Go-Ahead Verkehrsgesellschaft Deutschland GmbH, to Austria’s ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG.

The State of California and Stadler have signed on 12 October 2023 a contract for delivery of four hydrogen-powered trains for the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) and Caltrans, with an option for up to 25 additional ones.

Southeastern has set out its latest plans for the refurbishment and upgrade of its train fleet.

On 9 September 2023 ÖBB ordered 16 FLIRT BEMUs from Stadler.

On 11 October 2023, Škoda Group signed a contract with UTY for the delivery of 30 four-car EMUs worth 320 million EUR.

On 11 October 2023 representatives of the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy (MFiPR), the Centre for EU Transport Projects (CEUTP) and Centralny Port Komunikacyjny have signed an agreement concerning 64 million EUR (290 million PLN) for funding from the EU's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

The new Eurostar, bringing together Eurostar and Thalys, has launched to customers on 1 October 2023.

Between 24 and 27 August, PRO//Dvizhenie.Expo (PRO//Motion.Expo, originally EXPO 1520) took place. However, this year's 9th edition of the most important exhibition in the area of 1,520 mm gauge railways took place for the first time not in Shcherbinka, but in St. Peterburg.

SD - Kolejová doprava (SD-KD) has added one Class 365 electric locomotive to its fleet and is interested in purchasing up to four of these from CZ LOKO in total.

Newag is currently working on a contract for ten Type E4MSUa locomotives for PKP IC. 

On 5 October 2023 the UK’s first battery powered trains made their maiden trip from the new station at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby.