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The Schneebergbahn has been climbing the highest mountain in Lower Austria for 125 years.

After years of preparation and planning, the electrification of the lines of Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb GmbH (GKB) started on 12 July 2022 with the erection of the first overhead line mast at Deutschlandsberg station.

As a continuation of the information issued on 24 November 2021 regarding the CAF's acquisition of the Alstom’s Reichshoffen works, the Coradia Polyvalent and the Talent 3 platforms and after obtaining the regulatory authorisations needed for the purchase-sale agreement, on 1 August 2022 the closing of the operation has been formalised.

Due to the several-year delay in the contract for the Talent 3 EMUs and the still unclear delivery, ÖBB decided last year to withdraw from the contract with Alstom and ordered Desiro ML EMUs from Siemens instead.

On 1 August 2022, Siemens Mobility Czech Republic announced that in mid-July it signed a contract with ČD Cargo for the delivery of 10 Vectron MS locomotives (A54 variant).

The Škoda Group continues to deliver its Type 16Ev EMUs.

In June 2022, Tatravagónka started operation of the second assembly line for the production of hopper wagons for transport of cereals.

HS2 Ltd continues to make progress at Euston, as work continues behind the hoardings to make way for Britain’s new high-speed railway.

According to an evaluation by the Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG), disruptions in Bavarian regional and suburban rail traffic have recently increased significantly.

On 26 July 2022, HS2 Ltd celebrated the very first tunnelling breakthrough on Europe’s largest infrastructure project.

At the end of June 2022, Siemens Mobility announced that SBB Cargo International in cooperation with SüdLeasing has ordered 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives equipped with the new XLoad package.

The operator STASY, in charge of managing transport in the city of Athens, has selected CAF to refurbish 14 metro units that currently run on Line 1 of the Greek capital's metro system.

On July 21 Sevilla 2022 city council, acting on behalf of operator TUSSAM, placed a 33 million EUR order with CAF for two new five-section 100 % low floor Urbos trams, the contract including four years of maintenance.

The interconnection of mayor railway networks in south-western part of the Great Tokyo Area continues. This time the Sagami and Tōkyū private railways have met through a new Sōtetsu Tōkyū Link Line.

Stadler has started final assembly of the first from a batch of the Class 93 locomotives for Rail Operations (UK).