France: Framework procurement has been announced by Île-de-France Mobilités, the transport authority for the Paris region, and national operator SNCF.
18 February 2026
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France: Framework procurement has been announced by Île-de-France Mobilités, the transport authority for the Paris region, and national operator SNCF.
Last week the Russian government received the latest progress report on production of the trainset for the Moscow–St Petersburg high-speed line.
Malaysia: The rolling stock arrived from China at the end of last year, following a full cycle of tests at the manufacturer’s plant in Dalian. Now, one electric locomotive and two six-car trainsets are due to cover 8,000 km of test running.
UK: The four-coach Class 220 unit, originally built by Bombardier Transportation in 2000 (acquired by Alstom in 2021), has undergone refurbishment at the company’s Derby facility.
South Korea: At the end of 2025, the country announced the completion of development of a new high-speed rolling stock model.
Saudi Arabia: The contract for the supply of the rolling stock to the national operator SAR has been signed between the Spanish manufacturer and the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services.
Germany: On 2 February, a pair of three-car Coradia Continental (Series 1440.4) units was running in multiple on the 81 km line between Leipzig and Chemnitz for the first time.
Japan: Ten-car Series 2000 sets began carrying passengers at the end of January in Japan's capital region on 1.5 kV DC line with the non-standard 1,372 mm gauge.
Portugal: It was announced by Miguel Pinto Luz, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, at the press conference following a meeting of the Council of Ministers.