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While WESTbahn's Class 4100 started passenger service on 12 November 2025, another new train is currently being prepared for this operator, this time again of European origin.
As we mentioned at the beginning of November, WESTbahn has now started using the Class 4100 double-deck EMUs in passenger service.
On 3 November 2025, WESTbahn announced that the approval process for the CRRC-built Class 4100 is nearing completion and that it will soon add four of these EMUs to its fleet.
On 12 March 2025, Stadler and WESTbahn announced the signing of a contract for the delivery of three 11-car SMILE units.
In December 2019, WESTbahn ordered four six-car double-deck EMUs from CRRC ZELC.
Upon arrival at the VUZ Velim test centre, the six-car DEMU2 double-deck EMU for WESTBahn started test runs there.
On 4 May 2022, a CRRC-built double-deck EMU for WESTbahn arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre.
On 6 September 2021, WESTbahn held a presentation of one of the KISS 3 EMUs, of which it has ordered a total of 15 from Stadler.
At the end of May, a big celebration was held at the CRRC Zhuzhou works - a rollo-out of the new EMU for WESTbahn.
On 17 April the Austrian Ministry of Transport temporarily awarded WESTbahn and ÖBB a temporary PSO contract for the Wien - Salzburg route.
Following the modification programme, DB announced it is prepared for start of the new IC 17 Dresden - Berlin - Rostock service, scheduled for 8 March 2020.
The first of four-car Class 4110 KISS EMUs is wearing the DB's long distance livery.
Today, WESTbahn, Stadler and Austrian Train Finance AG (wholly owned by Peter Spuhler's PCS Holding) signed the contract worth under 300 million...
Deutsche Bahn today announced that it has signed a contract with the Austrian operator WESTbahn to purchase its 17 KISS double deck EMUs. DB...
In close cooperation between WESTbahn, Meridian and Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG), there will be three new daily through services...