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ZSSK is putting into operation Vectrons from the latest order from the Rolling Stock Lease (RSL) pool, and these are the first Vectrons from the RSL order placed with Siemens in September 2024.

On 7 July 2025, Siemens celebrated the opening of its expanded train factory in München-Allach, one of the most modern train production facilities in Europe and a key location in Siemens Mobility’s European service network.

On  27 May 2025 Flix has awarded Talgo an around 2.4 billion EUR contract for the supply of up to 65 non-traction multiple units from the Talgo 230 platform, with an initial firm order of 30 NMUs worth near 1,060 million EUR.

Siemens Mobility is showcasing its comprehensive portfolio of innovative products and services for rail transport at TL 2025 in München.

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.

KISS 4736 103, which was damaged in an accident at the VUZ test centre in February, left Velim on 12 March 2025.

By the end of February 2025, Vectrons from another ÖBB option were gradually put into service.

During the test runs with unit 4736 103 for ÖBB on the night of 11/12 February 2025 on the large test circle at Velim, the coupling in the connection to the VUZ measuring cars was damaged.

In recent years, the Hungarian national operator has been trying to renew its fleet of locomotives.

With the first new timetable season, ČD and PKP Intercity launched the operation of the new international service on 878 km long Praha - Pardubice - Wrocław - Poznań - Bydgoszcz - Gdańsk - Gdynia route.

In the 2025 timetable, new services will be introduced between the Czech Republic and Poland connecting Praha and Gdynia under the name "Baltic Express".

As we described earlier, ZSSK will acquire 15 more Vectrons on lease from RSL over the next two years. The first two of these, 193 025 and 032, were taken over on 5 December 2024 and presented to the public the following day.

At the end of October, 72 ICR cars were transported from Arnhem to the Czech Republic in three consecutive shipments.

At the other end of the ComfortJet rake was locomotive 193 489, which was built this year and is another Siemens‘s test Vectron for 230 km/h.

On 26 September, RS Lease and Siemens Mobility have signed a framework agreement for the delivery of up to 65 Vectrons.