At the end of September, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights added the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF to its blacklist of companies conducting business in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.
UK: The five-car Inneo train has entered revenue service on the 38 km Docklands Light Railway since late September.
Spain: The company has secured a €80 mln R&D loan from the European Investment Bank. CAF intends to use the loan for digitalisation and autonomous solutions, improving energy efficiency, and reducing emissions.
Czech Republic: The company has delivered the third variant of its hydrogen-powered train, the hybrid Regiolis H2, to the VUZ test facility in Velim for certification trials.
Belgium: Despite pressure from Alstom and Siemens Mobility, the national operator SNCB has once again selected the Spanish manufacturer as its preferred supplier.
France: The seven-car low-floor Urbos 100X was unveiled at the depot of the French city’s operator Régie des Transports Métropolitains.
USA: Tariffs on imports adopted by the second Trump administration will affect all economic domains, including rolling stock. Though, further development of this domain in the USA today depends above all on the preservation of the extensive government support.
USA: The MDOT Maryland Transit Administration has announced that the testing of eight five-car LRVs on a 1.6 km section in the city of Glenarden has begun.
The four-car trainset was delivered from the plant in Beasain, Spain, to Nässjö, Sweden. Before its launch in 2026, it is to have a trial run of at least 20,000 km on the national network.
