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On 22 November 2022, Alstom announced that from 2025, Nestlé Waters France will use the first hydrogen-powered freight train through a solution developed by Alstom and ENGIE.

The train, forwarded by CR Express, departed from Xi'an on 26 October 2022, and was bound for Duisburg.

TRAXX3 MS 188 060 was the only exhibited locomotive by Alstom - now also representing the production of Bombardier Transportation (BT), from whose development this one originates.

The company's first contract from the Czech national freight operator from its homeland totals 60 Class Zacns tank wagons for the transport of light mineral oils.

On 1 November 2022, the contract for the retrofit of the on-board ETCS in 78 Class 163 and 363 locomotives of ČD Cargo was completed with a ceremonial act at Plzeň main station.

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. 

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. 

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, 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.

Less than a year after the start of construction, the new intermodal terminal built near Ostrava Airport welcomed the first trains in August 2022 and hosted the opening ceremony on 18 October.

A new product from LKZ are the Class TEM11A four-axle shunting locomotives.

On 13 October 2022, following the preliminary tests at the BMZ works, the 3TE28-0001 prototype left the Bryansk for the Kurbakinskaya depot to undergo test runs there. 

After receiving all the official approvals, Voith successfully completed the acquisition of IGW Rail on 4 October 2022.

At InnoTrans 2022, ZF and Schunk announced their intention to cooperate on condition monitoring for power transmission systems.