Portugal’s government announced a €1.8 billion investment to purchase nearly 200 new trains for the national railway operator CP, the largest rail rolling-stock investment in the country’s history. A contract with the Alstom-DST consortium has been expanded with 36 additional urban trains, bringing the total order to 153 units (55 regional and 98 urban). Infrastructure Minister Miguel Pinto Luz said the programme will renew more than 40% of CP’s fleet, whose average age exceeds 40 years. Deliveries will begin in 2029, with partial production in Portugal and 300 direct jobs. The plan also includes 12 high-speed trains, with an option for eight more. Material taken from https://observador.pt