Category: Internal

French private operator Velvet, which will compete with SNCF using the Avelia Horizon, has been granted its railway undertaking licence by DGITM. Read the full story.

The new 453-series EMUs for Madrid’s Cercanías network were officially presented by Transport Minister Óscar Puente at Príncipe Pío station, marking the first new commuter rolling stock to enter service in Spain since 2003. Read the full story.

The Málaga commuter network will receive seven 452-series trains in 2028 to tackle peak demand on the C-1, a line that cannot increase frequencies due to infrastructure constraints. Read the full story.

Although the new livery on the 453-602 seems a bit haphazard (or ‘random’, as the young people say), it does have a meaning. It spells out ‘Renfe’ in Morse code. Read the full story.

Despite an all-day capacity boost, the introduction of 465-series trains on Cercanías Valencia will rule out double formations on line C-1. Read the full story.

Renfe is rolling out a fresh visual identity for its Cercanías commuter network, and the first images have just surfaced. Read the full story.

Swiss manufacturer Stadler posted 40% revenue growth to CHF 2.0bn in H1 2026, with a 4% EBIT margin and a record order book of CHF 33.3bn. Read the full story.

Why has Renfe sent trains up to 23 years old to Cercanías Valencia? The public operator explains, justifying the move with a capacity boost and the need for the 447 series in other networks. Read the full story.

CAF has secured its first tram contract with Île-de-France Mobilités: an order for 15 Urbos tram-trains to extend Paris’s T13 line, worth over €150 million. Read the full story.

The first high-capacity trains ordered by Renfe in 2021 entered service yesterday. The 453 EMUs are now operating on Madrid Cercanías’ C-7 line. Read the full story.