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Spain's Minister of Transport supervises ERTMS tests on the Plasencia-Badajoz high-speed line at 300 km/h on board a 106 Avril series train. The Madrid-Badajoz Alvia trains will not exceed 220 km/h. Leer
The mayor of Parla announces a delay in the works of the Parla Norte station, whose opening is postponed to the end of 2025 or even 2026. Leer
Alstom Spain begins construction of the maintenance workshop for the 10 Iberian gauge trains that FGC has purchased to operate the new service to the airport. Leer
The head of the Buenos Aires government, Jorge Macri, announces the construction of the F line of the Buenos Aires Subway. It will start with a first stage of 5 km that will be in service in 2031. Leer
DSV's acquisition of DB Schenker from Deutsche Bahn has been approved by the European Commission. It only needs the approval of the US Department of Justice before it can be implemented. Leer
The Andalusian regional government maintains that it will be 2025 when the Jaén tram will be in service, 14 years later than planned. Leer
French manufacturer Alstom announces an investment of 150 million euros to increase capacity at the Valenciennes, La Rochelle, Belfort and Le Creusot plants. Leer
Evolyn announces that Italy's FS has joined the shareholding of the new operator seeking to compete in the Eurotunnel. The purchase of the trains, which may not be from Alstom, has not yet been executed. Leer
UK operator Grand Central, a subsidiary of Arriva, is commissioning Hitachi Rail to build nine tri-mode trains to replace its existing fleet. They will enter service in 2028 and will be owned by Angel Trains. Leer
Spanish manufacturer CAF wins a contract to supply 19 trams for line 2 of the tramway in Tours, France. They will have catenary-free technology. Leer
Trenitalia and SNCF resume international trains linking Paris and Milan following the reopening of the Fréjus tunnel almost two years after the collapse. Leer
Adif awards the gauge enlargement of 13 tunnels on the Santa Cruz de Mudela-Córdoba section to adapt them for the Algeciras-Zaragoza rolling highway. Leer
Balfour Beatty Rail, Colas Rail, Swietelsky Babcock Rail (SB Rail) and VolkerRail Specialist Businesses receive contracts worth a total of 1.3 billion euros from Network Rail. Leer
Spain awards the contract for the drafting of the construction projects for the Chamartín extension within the framework of Madrid Nuevo Norte. Six new tracks and a North Terminal will be built. Leer
The Austrian private operator orders Stadler to build 3 high-speed trains of the SMILE family for the Vienna-Graz-Klagenfurt-Villach route. Leer
The first Hungarian railway section with ETCS level 2 enters into service on the Budapest-Pécs line. An important milestone in the renovation project of the Százhalombatta - Pusztaszabolcs section. Leer
Renfe is taking a step forward in its social and environmental development drive with a new Sustainability Master Plan presented to the UIC in Paris. Leer
European Sleeper's Brussels-Venice night train could complete its third journey with FS Treni Turistici Italiani after having to suspend its previous services in Innsbruck. Leer