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First Dragon 2 for Akiem
First Dragon 2 for Akiem

On 5 February 2025, the presentation of the first Dragon 2 locomotive from the Akiem order took place at the Newag works.

99 001 on the VUZ circuit
99 001 on the VUZ circuit

On 10 February 2025, the EURODUAL locomotive 99 001 for Beacon Rail and GB Railfreight, arrived in Velim from Spain.

Siemens Mobility receives first order for Vectrons with battery module
Siemens Mobility receives first order for Vectrons with battery module

Siemens Mobility has received its first order for Vectrons equipped with a battery module.

Vectrons at MÁV
Vectrons at MÁV

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

Northrail leases locomotives to ProTrain
Northrail leases locomotives to ProTrain

Northrail, the Hamburg-based leasing provider and manager of rail vehicles, has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Swedish rail transport company ProTrain Trafik.

Class 99 EURODUAL heading to Velim
Class 99 EURODUAL heading to Velim

On 17 January 2025, the dual-power locomotive 99 001 set off on its journey from Stadler València to the VUZ Velim test centre.

CSP Logitren opts for diesels, waits for infrastructure improvements
CSP Logitren opts for diesels, waits for infrastructure improvements

València-based COSCO Shipping subsidiary CSP Logitren is perhaps a bit unusual among private railfreight operators in Spain. Its motive power fleet is composed entirely of five diesel locomotives.

EURODUALs for Lithuania
  • updated 20th Dec 2024 13:08
  • Freight
EURODUALs for Lithuania

On 16 December 2024, LTG Cargo, the freight operator belonging to LTG Group, signed a contract with Stadler for the supply of 17 six-axle 25 kV 50 Hz locomotives.

TRAXXes for OnTrain, Poland
TRAXXes for OnTrain, Poland

On 16 December 2024, Alstom, announced signature of two contracts with OnTrain of Wroclaw.

New Stadler locomotives for RhB and MGBahn
New Stadler locomotives for RhB and MGBahn

On 12 December 2024, Rhätische Bahn (RhB) and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGBahn) have signed a contract with Stadler for the supply of eleven new metre-gauge locomotives.

DE 18 authorised for France, Belgium and Luxembourg
DE 18 authorised for France, Belgium and Luxembourg

On 6 December 2024, ERA granted two types of the DE 18 locomotives - the DE 18 Stage V and the DE 18 Stage V SmartHybrid - with the homologation for France, Belgium and  Luxembourg.

Test run for "Baltic Express"
Test run for "Baltic Express"

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

First new Vectrons from RSL handed over to ZSSK
First new Vectrons from RSL handed over to ZSSK

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.

Enhanced services between Belgium and the Netherlands from the new timetable
Enhanced services between Belgium and the Netherlands from the new timetable

From 15 December 2024 an enhanced Brussel - Rotterdam service will be introduced, which will be operated jointly by NS and SNCB and called EuroCity.

RAILPOOL France's first success in the French electric freight locomotive rental market
RAILPOOL France's first success in the French electric freight locomotive rental market

Regiorail and RAILPOOL signed a full-service rental contract for seven TRAXX Universal Last Mile locomotives.