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Will Leo Express Expand Its Activities In Germany?
Will Leo Express Expand Its Activities In Germany?

Leo Express is one of the operators affected by the drop in rail passenger transport due to the coronavirus crisis.

Transports Of The Class 661 ZSSK End Cars
Transports Of The Class 661 ZSSK End Cars

Since late April, the end cars for the three-car ZSSK Class 661 RegioPanter EMUs are being transported from Škoda Plzeň to ŽOS Trnava.

Further Test Runs Of ČD Cargo TRAXXes At Velim
Further Test Runs Of ČD Cargo TRAXXes At Velim

On 4 May, it was again possible to see the locomotives 388.001 and 002 at the VUZ test centre Velim.

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New Tank Wagons For TLS
New Tank Wagons For TLS

On 30 April 2020, OVK (UWC) announced that it has delivered a batch of Model 15-9545 tank wagons for transporting technical grade sulphuric acid to TLS of Novosibirsk.

First Dragon 2 For Laude Smart Intermodal
First Dragon 2 For Laude Smart Intermodal

Today, 12 months from the date of signing the contract, Laude Smart Intermodal received the first of four Dragon 2 locomotives ordered on 6 May 2019.

First Modernised Type 406A-40 Car For PKP IC
First Modernised Type 406A-40 Car For PKP IC

Under a contract awarded in February 2018, FPS is modernising for PKP Intercity ten first class Type 145Ab carriages.

One Kilometer Long Freight In Latvia
One Kilometer Long Freight In Latvia

On 9 April 2020, a train consisting of containers equalling to 100 TEU, reaching a length of one kilometer, crossed the Latvian territory on China-Russia-Latvia-Lithuania-Kaliningrad route. The train that left China on 2 April.

The Thirteenth GTW 2/6 DMU For ČD
The Thirteenth GTW 2/6 DMU For ČD

On 30 April 2020, ex-DB Regio 646.009 DMU was transported from Germany to the Czech Republic.

Siemens's Testing Vectron Sold To ČD
Siemens's Testing Vectron Sold To ČD

At the end of April 2020, České dráhy signed an agreement with Siemens Mobility Čzech Republic for the purchase of the manufacturer’s testing Vectron, which is equipped with an ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 on-board unit.

Voith Group And PCS Holding Plan Takeover Of Traktionssysteme Austria
Voith Group And PCS Holding Plan Takeover Of Traktionssysteme Austria

Voith Group and PCS Holding are planning to acquire a combined 59 % of the shares in Traktionssysteme Austria GmbH. A corresponding purchase contract was signed on 29 April 2020.

BCh Class DP6 Authorised
BCh Class DP6 Authorised

In late April 2020 PESA announced that it was awarded an authorisation for its Class DP6 (Type 760M) DMU for Belarusskaya Chygunka.

DB’s Class 633 LINK Authorised
DB’s Class 633 LINK Authorised

In late April 2020 PESA announced that it was awarded an EBA authorisation for its Class 633 LINK DMU for DB produced for the Allgäu region.

The 1,000th Vectron Sold
The 1,000th Vectron Sold

On 4 May 2020 Siemens Mobility announced that in March 2020, DSB has ordered eight Vectron AC locomotives. One of them will be 1,000th Vectron.

HS2’s Interchange Station Awarded The BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ Certification
HS2’s Interchange Station Awarded The BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ Certification

The new HS2 station, to be built near Solihull and the NEC in the West Midlands, has become the first railway station globally to achieve the BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification.

The First ETCS Installations On ČD Cargo's Škoda-Built Electric Locomotives
The First ETCS Installations On ČD Cargo's Škoda-Built Electric Locomotives

On 18 March 2020, the locomotive 163.022 was handed over to ČD Cargo, which was the first of the operator’s 3 kV DC Class 163 to be equipped with the on-board ETCS.