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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.

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

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

Another novelty from Stadler are the Class 561 double-deck EMUs, of which four were ordered by ZSSK in December 2021.

The first EURO9000 is due to hit the track soon, as ELP expects to deliver the first three locomotives.

Just in May 2023, five years have passed since the founding of European Loc Pool.

On 9 May 2023, RailAdventure entered into a contract with Stadler for one EURO6000, the first time when the company ordered a new-built electric locomotive.

On 16 March 2023, Stadler held a conference at the Bussnang plant entitled "Individuality in rail transport", at which its latest products and technologies were presented and it was possible, among other things, to run in a FLIRT H2. In the following we will therefore focus on alternative drives as they are conceived by this vehicle manufacturer.

On 10 May 2023 the new Class 555 Metro train has successfully completed its first test run on the network.

VR's first brand new diesel locomotives started operating in commercial traffic on 3 May 2023.

On 3 May 2023 CAPTRAIN España has signed a contract with Stadler Valencia to purchase eight new EURO6000 electric locomotives.

On 3 May 2023 Alpha Trains announced its partnership with Low Cost Rail od Spain and Stadler Valencia for the purchase and lease of three EURO6000 locomotives.

The first Class 93 locomotive has been completed at the Stadler València plant and should be shipped to the UK in the next few days or weeks.

Following the order secured last year to build and supply as many as 30 Class 99 bi-mode Co’Co locomotives, Stadler has signed on 13 April 2023 a contract with GB Railfreight to provide full service for this rolling stock. 

Passengers travelling to and from this year’s Aintree Festival and Grand National will get the chance to travel on one of the Liverpool City Region’s new trains as they begin the next stage of their phased roll out on the Ormskirk line of the Merseyrail network.