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On 26 September 2023 GB Railfreight has opened its state-of-the-art Maintenance Hub.

Fenniarail will soon receive its first Vectron.

Innofreight technology in various forms is already commonly present on Czech (and Slovak) railways, under development of the Czech subsidiary Innofreight Czech. However the latter also covers the expansion of this technology to Poland.

On 11 September 2023, new Lovosice - Zeebrugge intermodal line was launched.

DB Cargo optimises the loading process of bulk cargo and equips 100 Class Eaos wagons with PJM's automatic load weight monitoring system.

METRANS hired three Vectrons in the A35 variant from Akiem, thereby incorporating in its fleet locomotives capable of operating in Italy and the entire Balkans for the first time.

There is no point in running a test freight train unless it carries a commercial payload. Such was the case when the final session of verification testing started on the new high speed line between Pola de Lena and La Robla on 1 September 2023.

On 29 August 2023 Alstom inaugurated its bogie centre in Astana.

TMH will present several new products at the 11th PRO//Dvizhenie.Expo, which opens on 24 August in St. Petersburg.

Strengthening its position on foreign markets and expanding its presence outside Europe - this is one of the goals of the Škoda Group's business strategy.

On 17 August 2023 UL has received a certificate confirming the compliance of the Malakhit electric locomotive with the requirements of the TR TS 001/2011 Technical Regulations of the Customs Union.

On 14 August 2023 the first of ten new Vectrons has been delivered to Green Cargo in Malmö.

In August 2023 TMH-Elektrotekh of Novocherkassk has manufactured two prototypes of the Type GTSN-3150 traction synchronous generator for the new Class 3TE30G mainline freight locomotive, which as part of the new TE30 family will be built by BMZ.

In 2023, PRO//Dvizhenie.Expo (earlier EXPO 1520) will be held at first time at St. Peterburg (instead at VNIIZhT Shcherbinka test centre), at the main railway museum in Russia.

On 12 August 2023, a meeting of Class E 499.0 (140) locomotives took place in the ČD Museum's Olomouc depot.