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On 11 December 2023, for the first time, passengers in Glasgow had the chance to travel on the new subway trains, which Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) will gradually be introducing into commercial operation.

On 3 January 2024 Alstom signed a more than 500 million EUR contract with The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) for AlUla's pioneering battery-powered tramway - the world's longest catenary-free line.

On 2 January 2024 CAF announced that ATAC has awarded it the framework contract for the supply of the new tram fleet for the Italian capital.

The Lille European Metropolitan Area has chosen Alstom to supply its new trams to replace existing rolling stock on the historic ‘Mongy’ line, which links the cities of Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing. 

Kraków's residents already have 110 Lajkonik trams at their disposal. The last 110th Lajkonik, HY722, rolled out onto the line on 9 November from the Nowa Huta depot. 

ZF will equip the metros built by Hitachi Rail for Italy's two largest cities of Milan and Rome with the latest generation of its two-stage spur gear drive.

The WL fleet will be modernized with 44 new X trains.

On 18 September 2023 the new Berlin S-Bahn fleet has been completed: all 106 trains of the new class are now in service.

The HÜBNER Group companies HEMSCHEIDT Engineering and Kunststofftechnik Hennigsdorf (KTH) will now provide products and systems for 246 CITYLINK vehicles.

On 26 August 2023, a new tram line was inaugurated in Utsunomia. It is the first new tram system in the country since 1948. The service is provided by 51 three-section, 29.52 m long, bi-directional articulated HU300 'Lightline' trams.

The first of the 94 Siemens-built trains for Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Piccadilly line has arrived at the Test and Validation Centre in Wegberg-Wildenrath.

On 20 July 2023 the SIMETRO consortium (consisting of Siemens Mobility Bulgaria, Siemens Mobility Austria and NEWAG) has signed a contract with Metropoliten EAD to supply eight additional three-car Inspiro trains for the Sofia Metro Line 3.

On 18 July 2023 the Board of Directors of Île-de-France Mobilités (IdFM) has awarded the contract to operate and maintain Line 15 South of the Grand Paris Express to the international ORA Consortium which comprises RATP Dev as majority shareholder, Alstom, and ComfortDelGro.

On 18 July 2023 Škoda Group announced that it will participate in the delivery of new Alstom-built Flexity 2 trams to Melbourne.