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On 28 Jnauary 2026, locomotive 384.004 was moved to Germany for the test runs with the DB Talgo NMU, as from 1 May, Class 384 is to take over the hauling of ICE L trains from ČD‘s Class 193.
On 6 January 2026, RegioPanter 690.002 unit arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre.
On 22 December 2025, Siemens Mobility announced that Vectron locomotive has received authorization from the ERA for passenger service at speeds of up to 230 km/h.
On 20 October 2025, České dráhy, in cooperation with ÖBB, began deploying ComfortJet non-traction units on one pair of „Vindobona” services on the Praha - Wien - Graz line, namely rj 73/370.
On Monday 20 October 2025, the unit ED250-001 of PKP Intercity arrived in the Czech Republic for tests via Chałupki.
On 24 September 2025, ČD put one of its Class 384 locomotives into (test) operation for the first time.
On 23 September 2025, unit 690.001 was unveiled at TRAKO 2025 as a representative of the new generation of RegioPanter BEMUs.
On Saturday, 20 September 2025, the new visual appearance of Vectron 193 902 of ČD/VUZ was presented at the National Railway Day of České dráhy in Nymburk.
On 31 August 2025, Czech railways broke the previous speed limit of 160 km/h in regular passenger transport.
In August, locomotives 384.001, 002 and 004 were brought to the Czech Republic, representing the ČD order for 50 Vectrons with a top speed of 230 km/h.
On 25 August 2025, ČD issued a tender for a “framework agreement for the supply of non-traction multiple units for long-distance transport”.
On Wednesday morning of 20 August 2025, the ComfortJet 012 was presented to the Austrian public at Wien Hbf.
As we mentioned at the beginning of July, the production of the Class 384 locomotives for ČD is underway at the München-Allach works.
From Sunday 31 August 2025, the ČD Pendolino will be used on one pair of „Jižní expres" (Southern Express) services between Praha and České Budějovice.
České dráhy invited a public contract for modernization of the Class 754 locomotives, which will be part of ČD's offer to ensure transport on non-electrified lines until the introduction of electric operation.