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On 29 March 2023, the first of the new South Wales Metro trains were launched by Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS.

On 3 April 2023 railway history was made on the Borderlands Line between Wrexham and Bidston as Transport for Wales (TfW) introduced the first battery-hybrid trains used in regular passenger service in Wales. 

Siemens Mobility is expanding its manufacturing and services facility in München-Allach in order to meet the growing demand for locomotives and services.

On 20 March 2023 Stadler and Trenitalia have signed a four-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 50 EUROLIGHT Dual locomotives with a first call-off order for 13 ones.

On 31 March 2023 Iryo started providing commercial services to Córdoba, Sevilla and Málaga.

Innofreight plans to expand its portfolio of wagons to include a non-articulated 80ft InnoWaggon.

Since last December, the TGV M unit 996 has been tested on the VUZ Velim’s test circle.

At the beginning of the year, the last two of the ten Vectron MS locomotives hired by BUDAMAR LOGISTICS from Rolling Stock Lease (RSL) in 2022's order were put into service.

On 22 March 2023, CER Cargo Holding took delivery of the first two of six Vectrons to be hired from Akiem.

In December 2020, the SECO signed an agreement with the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia under which Switzerland will supply 35 Tram 2000 cars from VBZ to Vinnytskiy Tramvay.

In March 2023 eight Type K1T trams built by the Odessa-based company Tatra-Yug have started running in Kiev.

ŽSR is putting into operation a new type of diagnostic vehicles.

Metrovagonmash (MVM) and the Minsky metropoliten signed a contract for 28 metro cars.

After collecting 7,000 comments and almost 100 meetings involving residents and local authorities, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) selected the investor variant for Katowice - Ostrava section of the high speed line.

With the inauguration of the section of the new Shin-Yokohama line, the new Tokyo Railway Interconnection has been completed forming wide area network.