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On 28 October, Škoda Group inaugurated the offices of its new subsidiary in Florence.

On 29 October 2022 Saturday afternoon, Rhätische Bahn ran the world's longest passenger train on the UNESCO World Heritage route from the Albula Tunnel in Preda to the world-famous Landwasser Viaduct.

At the stand of Vossloh Rolling Stock also its subsidiary Locomotion Service was presented, which is based in Kiel and has been maintaining and servicing Vossloh locomotives.

Although Vossloh Rolling Stock has made significant strides towards dual-power and emission-free locomotives, it is not abandoning diesel locomotives for the future, as they are difficult to substitute in some applications. 

Since 27 October 2022, VAG Nürnberg has all 35 new Type G1 metro trains available for passenger service.

At InnoTrans 2022, Vossloh Locomotives presented its new name, Vossloh Rolling Stock, for the first time and also exhibited two locomotives - the DE 18 and the completely new Modula EBB. 

ÖBB is currently preparing for the start of operation of the new Class 4748 EMUs.

On 24 October 2022, a presentation of the new brand and offer of night travel - ČD Night - took place at Praha main station.

Northrail initiates and structures a sale and leaseback transaction for 29 Coradia Stream High Capacity double-deck EMUs from Alstom.

On 13 October 2022, Stadler presented Renfe four of the 12 powerful electric locomotives EURO6000, which are being manufactured for Renfe Mercancías.

On 19 October 2022 at the Praha depot ČD took delivery of the last two of the planned ten Vectrons from the RSL. 

Since mid-September, the first Model 81-725.1/726.1/727.1 Baltiets eight-car unit is undergoing tests on the St. Peterburg metro network.

DMZ (Demikhovsky Engineering Plant) has expanded its overhaul capacity to 200 cars per year as part of its repair facility development programme.

After optimizing the rotor production by around 1 million EUR in 2020, the next milestone has now been reached.

On 19 October 2022, Alstom has signed a framework agreement worth around 900 million EUR with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana to design, deliver and commission an ERTMS on a large scale in Italy.