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Smartron deliveries for Northrail complete
Smartron deliveries for Northrail complete

Deliveries of additional Smartrons for the Northrail pool were completed in May 2025.

InnoTrans 2024 report (27)
InnoTrans 2024 report (27)

While at InnoTrans 2022 Vossloh Rolling Stock (VRS) showed two locomotives - the DE 18 with diesel-electric transmission and the completely new Modula EBB design, in 2024 in Berlin there was one DE 18, but two Modulas - in addition to the already known EBB version there was a surprise Modula BFC (Battery + Fuel Cells).

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A preview to Rail Business Days
A preview to Rail Business Days

Visitors to this year's Rail Business Days (10 to 12 June) can look forward to a showcase of modern technologies.

Swietelsky to acquire Dual Mode Vectrons
Swietelsky to acquire Dual Mode Vectrons

Siemens has announced that the Austrian construction company Swietelsky has taken delivery of the first of the Vectron Dual Mode locomotives ordered and that it will also order these machines in 15 + 25 kV version in the future.

Northrail’s first new DE 18 arrived in Sweden for test runs
Northrail’s first new DE 18 arrived in Sweden for test runs

Vossloh Rolling Stock has delivered the first of Northrail’s future new DE 18 locomotives to Sweden where it will undergo dynamic test runs.

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Hydrogen Roadshow by PESA, VÄTE Rail and Hankavik in Sweden
Hydrogen Roadshow by PESA, VÄTE Rail and Hankavik in Sweden

Ten days of demonstrations, tests, and substantive presentations between 5 and 15 May 2025 - this is what the next major step by PESA on its way to the Scandinavian markets looks like.

BELog Expands Fleet with Fourth EURODUAL
BELog Expands Fleet with Fourth EURODUAL

BELog Baustoffe-Entsorgung-Logistik signed a new leasing contract for a fourth EURODUAL locomotive.

WH Davis to provide wagons to Iarnród Éireann
WH Davis to provide wagons to Iarnród Éireann

WH Davis is to supply 150 wagons to Iarnród Éireann.

New Siemens locomotives for Indian Railways
New Siemens locomotives for Indian Railways

As part of its fleet renewal, Indian Railways will also start receiving locomotives from a 1,200-strong contract  signed with Siemens in January 2023.

Toshiba HDB 800 shunters undergoing testing
Toshiba HDB 800 shunters undergoing testing

The collaboration between TSA and Toshiba Railway Europe is already yielding results: two Type Toshiba HDB 800 hybrid shunting locomotives are currently undergoing test operations.

BBL Logistik Signs for Two More EURO9000 Locomotives
BBL Logistik Signs for Two More EURO9000 Locomotives

With the signing of a new leasing agreement for two additional EURO9000 locomotives, BBL Logistik reaches another milestone: the fleet now includes a total of nine locomotives from ELP (five EURODUALs and now four EURO9000s).

ALSA’s first EURO6000 in service
ALSA’s first EURO6000 in service

ALSA Rail‘s first EURO6000, the first of four on order from Stadler, via lessor Alpha Trains, is now in service.

Further expansion of Siemens's München factory
Further expansion of Siemens's München factory

In 2024, Siemens Mobility sold over 360 Vectrons, the plan is now to produce 385 Vectrons annually to meet the growing demand for locomotives and associated services.

TATRAVAGÓNKA and PJM cooperate on digital train functions
TATRAVAGÓNKA and PJM cooperate on digital train functions

TATRAVAGÓNKA is integrating PJM‘s digital freight train functions and automated applications into its equipment range. Hence, the efficiency-enhancing monitoring and automation features are now available ex works for wagon purchasers.

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