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A major milestone in HS2’s plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads.

On 12 May 2023, TEM23-0001 started trial operation at the Severstal steelworks.

One of only two conventional EMUs in Berlin was Siemens-built four-car Desiro HC for ODEG.

On 11 May 2023 Alstom and DSB revealed to the Danish public a full-size model of the new IC5 Coradia Stream trains.

On 10 May 2023 CFL cargo, sister company of CFL multimodal, and Bertani Trasporti announced the launch of a new rail service between Gliwice Port in Poland and Marckolsheim in France.

On 10 May 2023 Siemens Mobility and FS Italiane Group, together with its subsidiary TX Logistik, have signed a contract for the delivery of 40 Vectrons. 

Dragon 2 Type E6MST locomotives, i.e. the Polish Class ET43, have been appearing occasionally on freight trains in Poland since the beginning of April.

At the beginning of May, Siemens Mobility announced that PKP CARGO had handed over all five Vectrons from the last order placed so far.

VR's first brand new diesel locomotives started operating in commercial traffic on 3 May 2023.

On 3 May 2023, during a meeting with Adrián Barbón, the President of the Principality of Asturias, the Secretary General for Infrastructures, Xavier Flores, announced that the 50 km high speed line from La Robla to Pola de Lena, through the 25 km base tunnel under the Cordillera Cantábrica, would be opened to commercial traffic 'during November 2023'.

On 4 May 2023, the Railpool Group (RAILPOOL) confirmed that GIC has acquired a further 27 % stake in the business from co-owner Palladio Partners.

On 3 May 2023 CAPTRAIN España has signed a contract with Stadler Valencia to purchase eight new EURO6000 electric locomotives.

On 3 May 2023 Alpha Trains announced its partnership with Low Cost Rail od Spain and Stadler Valencia for the purchase and lease of three EURO6000 locomotives.

On 14 April 2023 the Turkish Transport Minister, Adil Karaismailoğlu, revealed preliminary details of the proposed new high speed line which will link Istanbul and Ankara.

Turkey's high speed network expanded on 26 April 2023, with the inauguration of the new 406 km, 250 km/h double track line between Kırıkkale and Sivas.