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RBD before the start
RBD before the start

The next edition of Rail Business Days will take place from 5 to 7 June.

FGC takes delivery of new electro-diesels
FGC takes delivery of new electro-diesels

On 4 May 2023 Juli Fernàndez i Olivares, the Catalan Minister for the Interior, and FGC President, Toni Segarra i Barreto, were present at the putting into service of the first two of the five new Class 257 electro-diesel locomotives (257.01 and 02) ordered from Stadler Rail Valencia.

GTR’s first Class 387/1 completes static testing of ETCS OBU
GTR’s first Class 387/1 completes static testing of ETCS OBU

Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar EMU has now completed static testing of its retrofitted ETCS in-cab signalling equipment, as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.

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Service contract for Class 185 DMUs extended
Service contract for Class 185 DMUs extended

On 31 May 2023 Siemens Mobility announced that it has been awarded a contract extension for the maintenance of the Class 185 fleet serving TransPennine Express routes

New ÖBB Desiro ML EMUs being built
New ÖBB Desiro ML EMUs being built

From early October 2023, it is planned to put into service for Verkehrsverbund Tirol the new Cityjet Desiro ML EMUs.

First EffiShunter for ČD
First EffiShunter for ČD

The first of the EffiShunter 1000M locomotives for ČD has completed a test run.

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EffiShunter 1000s for DB Cargo Italia
EffiShunter 1000s for DB Cargo Italia

On 29 May 2023, CZ LOKO announced that the next company to choose EffiShunter 1000 locomotives was DB Cargo Italia.

EURODUAL launches Balkan approval tour
EURODUAL launches Balkan approval tour

In the coming weeks, one of the EURODUALs will make test runs in several Balkan countries as part of the type approval process there.

Sirius in Slovakia
Sirius in Slovakia

The CRRC-built unit 665.002 is present in Slovakia for the purpose of testing required as part of the approval process for operation on the ŽSR network.

Railjets to run with HÜBNER gangways in future
Railjets to run with HÜBNER gangways in future

On 25 May 2023 HÜBNER announced that it will refurbish 680 gangway systems in the coming five years for the ÖBB in the railjet fleet.

Third generation of railjet
Third generation of railjet

ÖBB is now planning a major change to its railjet trains.

HS2 welcomes planning approval for the bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline
HS2 welcomes planning approval for the bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline

On 24 May 2023 HS2 Ltd has received Schedule 17 approval for a 150-metre section of viaduct carrying trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station, including a 25-metre-high truss which will create a new icon on the city’s skyline.

TMH-Elektrotekh will produce new traction motors for Ivolga 3.0 EMUs
TMH-Elektrotekh will produce new traction motors for Ivolga 3.0 EMUs

On 23 May 2023 TMH Elektrotekh of Novocherkassk completed tests of a new Type DTA-380U1 asynchronous traction motor intended for use in the Ivolga 3.0 EMUs.

Unclear fate of Vectrons for MÁV-START
Unclear fate of Vectrons for MÁV-START

In April 2022, MÁV-START and Siemens Mobility signed a framework agreement for the delivery of 115 Vectron locomotives.

InnoTrans 2022 (45)
InnoTrans 2022 (45)

ŽOS Vrútky presented in Berlin a Bdmpz second class coach for Slovak railways. The latter has ordered in total 17 cars of this type.