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29th Apr 2020 19:55
Urban transport

More TANGO Lajkonik Trams For Kraków

On 29 April 2020 MPK Kraków has ordered further TANGO Lajkonik trams from Stadler - a framework agreement worth around 114 million EUR for up to 60 new trams has been signed. On the same day two contracts for the delivery of 10 and 25 vehicles were confirmed, worth totaling 293 million PLN.

29th Apr 2020 16:15
Passenger

JHMD's Class M 27.0 Railcar In A New Look

JHMD is currently completing the repair of the diesel railcar M 27.004, which was damaged in April 2018 by a head-on collision with a tractor in the Včelnička station.

29th Apr 2020 15:59
Passenger

First TMH-Built Carriage On Test In Egypt

The first of the two prototype carriages built at TVZ in 2019 arrived on 24 March 2020 in the port of Alexandria.

updated 29th Apr 2020 11:12
Urban transport

New Trams For Sacramento

On 24 April 2020 Siemens Mobility announced that it has been awarded a contract from Sacramento Regional Transit for 20 Type S700 trams.

28th Apr 2020 10:55
Freight

PKP Cargo Tenders Multisystem Locomotives For Intermodal Services

On 16 April 2020 PKP Cargo published tender for five multi-system locomotives. This is the last of the PKP Cargo’s batches of those vehicles, for which 50 % of the purchase price is to be supported by EU’s Cohesion funds through the POIiŚ (Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko - OP Infrastructure and Environment), supporting purchase of technics for intermodal transport in Poland.

28th Apr 2020 07:12
Freight , In-depth , Passenger

How Kazakh Evolutions Evolve (6)

A 1,520 mm gauge Evolution, the GE-built demonstrator, also visited Poland. This diesel locomotive paid a visit from Kazakhstan to Poland in 2015, for evaluation by PKP LHS, the subsidiary responsible for operation of the freight-only, non-electrified 1,520 mm gauge 394 km Line 65. The visit took place in May and June 2015, following almost a 5,500 km long journey.

27th Apr 2020 13:58
Infrastructure

A Second Agreement Between Správa Železnic And SNCF

On 24 April 2020, Správa železnic signed an agreement with SNCF on the provision of services in preparation for the construction of high-speed lines in the Czech Republic.

25th Apr 2020 01:37
Passenger

A Special Nano-Spraying In ČD Trains

In the Moravian-Silesian Region, the first phase of a pilot project was recently completed, in which ČD, the Region, NanoZone and the Ostrava Health Institute are cooperating.

24th Apr 2020 15:43
Passenger

Crashed PKP IC Pendolino Returned Home

Following an accident during one of the test runs near München on the 8th of the month, the damaged Class ED 250-001 EMU was sent from Germany to Poland.

23rd Apr 2020 20:49
Freight

Further EMC Measurements With TRAXX MS3 Locomotives For ČD Cargo

Within the process to award the approval of the test service on the public network, locomotives 388.001 and 002 for ČD Cargo underwent another round of EMC measurements at the VUZ Velim test centre n 21 April 2020.

23rd Apr 2020 18:22
Freight , Passenger

Akiem Acquired Macquarie European Rail’s Rolling Stock Leasing Business

After the 17 February 2020 announcement of the signature of a definitive agreement to acquire the rolling stock leasing business of Macquarie European Rail (MER) and following approval by the competent authorities, Akiem Group can now confirm finalisation of the transaction on 23 April 2020.

23rd Apr 2020 18:06
Freight

More Wagons For Dessa

On 16 April 2020 OVK (UWC) announced it has signed a contract with Dessa, a leasing company on the transportation services market, for the supply of an additional batch of 20 new generation 60-foot flat wagons for the timber.

22nd Apr 2020 13:17
Passenger

First Car Of The New ČD Double Deck Push-Pull Trains

Škoda Vagonka continues to build a batch of five three-car push-pull trains for ČD, which were ordered on 29 March 2019.

22nd Apr 2020 09:25
Infrastructure

First Czech Turnouts For 160 km/h To The Diverging Path

Between 20 and 23 April 2020, two turnouts are being installed at the Prosenice station (near Přerov), which enable trains to run at a speed of 160 km/h to the diverging path.

21st Apr 2020 22:33
Freight

ČD Cargo’s Batch-Rebuilt Class 742.7 Locomotives Started Operation

Following the prototype 742.711, taken over by the operator on 30 July 2019, CZ LOKO started deliveries of a batch of 50 Type EffiShunter 1000-M modernised diesel locomotives.