Spain: Renfe put its first Stadler-built series 453 trains into passenger service on 24 August, running a four-car and an eight-car set on the 71.6 km C-7 line.
Spain: Talgo and the national operator Renfe have signed an agreement to upgrade the bogies of 15 trainsets originally built for standard gauge (1,435 mm).
Contracts and deals in the passenger rolling stock markets.
Czech Republic: The five-car unit of Series 480 is undergoing a certification process at the VUZ Velim test centre. Next year, the first trains based are scheduled to enter commercial service on regional lines of Valencia, Spain.
Recent deals and tenders in the passenger rolling stock markets.
Spain: The national operator Renfe has confirmed to business publication El Economista that it has received all five affected trainsets.
Spain: Renfe, the national rail operator, has temporarily withdrawn five new Talgo Avril high-speed trainsets from service after cracks were discovered in the frames of their powered bogies.
Spain: The logistics company, a subsidiary of the national operator Renfe, has adopted a system of IoT devices from Teralco Solutions, a local tech developer.
Spain: The FCH2Rail consortium, which has been implementing a €14 mln project since 2021, has unveiled the results.