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As we mentioned at the beginning of July, the production of the Class 384 locomotives for ČD is underway at the München-Allach works.
On 11 August 2025, the ARF project team took over the RE-IR 101 004 unit.
On 7 August 2025, Alstom and ARF publicly revealed the design of the TRAXX Universal electric locomotive produced for the Romanian railwas.
A Talgo train is currently heading to the Czech Republic, where it will undergo tests at the VUZ Velim test centre.
Alstom has been awarded the Red Dot Award 2025 for the design of its new high-speed platform Avelia Stream Nordic X80.
In July 2025, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has begun supplying CAF with traction equipment for 60 trains (300 cars in total) in the Double-Decker New Generation (DDNG) EMUs ordered by NS.
Two industry experts are joining forces: Ingenieurbüro Rörden and PJM have launched the subsidiary EMC Rail Services. The German company is a specialist in EMC testing in the rail sector, and the Austrian company PJ Messtechnik is an established testing laboratory for rail vehicles.
On Monday of 4 August 2025, a historic event took place for the whole of Western Styria and for the GKB, as it was the first time that an electric train operated at GKB in regular passenger service.
From Sunday 31 August 2025, the ČD Pendolino will be used on one pair of „Jižní expres" (Southern Express) services between Praha and České Budějovice.
On 4 August 2025 Stadler announced that AB Transitio has ordered 13 additional KISS EMUs.
Following the approval of TRAXX3 MS locomotives with software version VR01.5, another important and related development took place: the start of their regular operation in Austria.
On 23 July 2025 it was announced that further to the resolution of the Council of State, the SNCB Board of Directors confirmed CAF as the preferred bidder for the Type AM30 train development, manufacturing and supply.
On 10 July 2025, Deutsche Bahn announced that it plans to expand the operation of its Class 408 high-speed trains to new international destinations.
Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) is set to significantly modernise its light rail fleet in the coming years and has awarded Stadler to build 132 high-floor light rail vehicles.
On 2 July 2025, Škoda Group signed a contract to supply up to 30 trams to the city of Mainz.