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100th Wien Flexity will start its service
100th Wien Flexity will start its service

At the beginning of March, the 100th Flexity will have its very first working day on Wien streets.

Gangways and ramps for new Kassel trams
Gangways and ramps for new Kassel trams

For Kassel, from Kassel: The HÜBNER Group will supply gangway systems and other components for 22 new Škoda 50T trams that will be in service in Kassel from 2027.

First CAF order from Morocco
First CAF order from Morocco

On 26 February 2025, ONCF has awarded CAF a contract to supply 30 intercity ten-car EMUs with a maximum speed of 200 km/h and more than 500 seats.

First KISS as a railjet
First KISS as a railjet

On 7 February 2025, ÖBB published photos of the new Class 4706 KISS EMU family.

Fourteen new Hitachi trains for open access growth in UK
Fourteen new Hitachi trains for open access growth in UK

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited on 6 December 2024 Newton Aycliffe to celebrate a significant agreement for the Hitachi Rail factory which has secured an order of around 500 million GBP to manufacture 14 new five-car class 80X trains for FirstGroup, including maintenance over a ten year lease period.

Alpha Trains and Talbot Services completed Class 440 refurbishment project
Alpha Trains and Talbot Services completed Class 440 refurbishment project

Alpha Trains has refurbished and redesigned 35 Alstom Coradia Continental EMUs in partnership with Talbot Services. The conversion of the last train on 20 February 2025 marks the successful completion of this project.

Northrail expands fleet with up to 50 new Vectrons
Northrail expands fleet with up to 50 new Vectrons

On 30 January 2025, Siemens Mobility has signed a major framework agreement for 50 Vectrons with RIVE Private Investment.

Hungarian news round-up
Hungarian news round-up

Hungarian railways have been struggling with a lack of funding in recent years. This is reflected, for example, in the fact that the only major ongoing project for the purchase of new passenger rail vehicles in Hungary is currently the order for FLIRTs for GYSEV.

Gangways for the new Frecciarossa trains
Gangways for the new Frecciarossa trains

In early February 2025, HÜBNER Group signed a contract with Hitachi Rail to supply up to 280 gangway systems between 2025 and 2029 for the new ETR 1000 high-speed trains.

Arenaways on the Cuneo - Savigliano line
Arenaways on the Cuneo - Savigliano line

Saturday of 25 January 2025 was a historic date for Piedmontese rail transport: the operation on the Cuneo - Saluzzo - Savigliano line was reopened after being closed for more than a decade.

Polo Logistica FS's intermodal wagons to be upgraded with digital train functions
Polo Logistica FS's intermodal wagons to be upgraded with digital train functions

Mercitalia Intermodal, a company of Polo Logistica FS, and PJM have signed a new order on further fleet equipment with smart train functionalities in 2025 - 2027.

InnoTrans 2024 report (25)
InnoTrans 2024 report (25)

Siemens Mobility also presented the Mireo Smart EMU, a new standardised regional train platform, the development of which was announced in 2020.

First Dragon 2 for Akiem
First Dragon 2 for Akiem

On 5 February 2025, the presentation of the first Dragon 2 locomotive from the Akiem order took place at the Newag works.

Accident of (another) KISS at VUZ Velim circle
Accident of (another) KISS at VUZ Velim circle

During the test runs with unit 4736 103 for ÖBB on the night of 11/12 February 2025 on the large test circle at Velim, the coupling in the connection to the VUZ measuring cars was damaged.

New Tobu Class 80000 EMUs
New Tobu Class 80000 EMUs

Tobu Railway, the private railway serving northwest of Greater Tokyo and the wider Kanto region, unveiled new Tobu Class 80000 EMUs.