To round off InnoTrans, the 21st railway festival is taking place in Berlin. There are trains from every era, but the main attraction is the steam train.

This train from Siemens Mobility is travelling without anyone at the controls. After receiving the command, it checks that the equipment is working properly and starts moving, without the need for any specific track-side equipment – just ETCS Level 2. It detects all obstacles. #railinnotrans

The night train operator Nox Mobility has unveiled its first passenger carriage for its night trains at #InnoTrans. Anticipation was at its peak. Photo: Cepia #railinnotrans

Talgo and Flixtrain unveil the first Talgo 230 carriage for the low-cost operator at #InnoTrans, a train featuring technology similar to that of DB’s ICE-L. #railinnotrans

Summer arrives in the northern hemisphere and with it pools, beaches, escapades... And the railway starts doing weird things like in the video.

Why does that happen? Only incorrect answers.

Velvet, France's first private rail operator, baptised its first Avelia Horizon trainset yesterday at Alstom's La Rochelle plant. It will be the first fully privately owned company to compete against SNCF Voyageurs on high-speed services.