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Although the first railjet 2 non-traction multiple units of ÖBB have already started regular passenger service this March, tests are still underway on the Velim circuits.
On 17 July 2024, Alstom signed a long awaited contract with ÖBB to upgrade up to 449 vehicles with the ETCS OBUs.
On 1 July 2024, the first KISS for ÖBB arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre.
On 19 June 2024, ČD announced that, following the consequences of the accident in Pardubice on 5 June, it proceeded to extraordinary inspections of its Class Bcmz834 couchette cars.
ÖBB-Infrastruktur has procured a new fleet of 18 servicejet rescue trains from Stadler.
Following the accident of RJ 1021 service in Pardubice on 5 June 2024 at 22.49 h, RegioJet issued a press release on 7 June 2024 announcing that from Saturday 8 June 2024 it is withdrawing all Austrian type sleeping cars from service.
Stadler is delighted to announce the first public appearance of the new trimodal rescue train.
Under this motto, ÖBB put the first nine-car railjet of the new generation into service on 22 March 2024; initially it ran on the domestic route Wien - Feldkirch on supplementary services.
On 29 April 2024, Siemens Mobility has received an order from ÖBB for an additional 21 Desiro ML three-car EMUs.
Since mid-March, nightjet trains on the route Wien - Brussels and back have been operated without change of the locomotive.
On 22 March 2024, ÖBB inaugurated service for the first railjet of the new generation.
Many operators are facing the difficult problem of upgrading or retrofitting the ETCS OBUs (On-Board Units) to their Taurus locomotives. Moreover, the same is true for the railjet non-traction multiple units (NMUs) of ÖBB and ČD.
On 11 March 2024, one of the new firefighting and rescue trains for ÖBB was delivered to Velim.
On 20 February 2024, Vectron 193 962 of ÖBB/ELL made a test run from Germany to Schaarbeek on the normal nightjet route (via the old line between Leuven and Liège).