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First ZSSK Two-Car RegioMover On Test
First ZSSK Two-Car RegioMover On Test

On 2 March 2020, ŽOS Vrútky-built RegioMover 861.101 arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre. 

Norske Tog's Tender For New Class 77 EMUs
Norske Tog's Tender For New Class 77 EMUs

On 4 February 2020 Norske tog announced a tender for delivery of up to 200 new EMU for local services. They will replace the current Class 69 EMUs on line L2 Stabekk - Oslo - Ski. The main delivery will be for 30 trains with options for purchasing of additional 170 units.

A Visit To Stadler Siedlce (7)
A Visit To Stadler Siedlce (7)

On 29 January 2020 we visited Stadler Siedlce. This works is now, in addition to Class 777 EMUs and various types of FLIRTs, also building trams for Poland and Germany.  Among the FLIRTs there are many trains destined for Norway. 

ČD Cargo 2025
FlixTrain Foreign Activities
FlixTrain Foreign Activities

We asked FlixTrain how its plans to start operations in Sweden and France, which were announced in October 2019, along with the intention to purchase new trains, are continuing.

Will Leo Express Expand Its Activities In Germany?
Will Leo Express Expand Its Activities In Germany?

Leo Express is one of the operators affected by the drop in rail passenger transport due to the coronavirus crisis.

Transports Of The Class 661 ZSSK End Cars
Transports Of The Class 661 ZSSK End Cars

Since late April, the end cars for the three-car ZSSK Class 661 RegioPanter EMUs are being transported from Škoda Plzeň to ŽOS Trnava.

Further Test Runs Of ČD Cargo TRAXXes At Velim
Further Test Runs Of ČD Cargo TRAXXes At Velim

On 4 May, it was again possible to see the locomotives 388.001 and 002 at the VUZ test centre Velim.

New Tank Wagons For TLS
New Tank Wagons For TLS

On 30 April 2020, OVK (UWC) announced that it has delivered a batch of Model 15-9545 tank wagons for transporting technical grade sulphuric acid to TLS of Novosibirsk.

First Dragon 2 For Laude Smart Intermodal
First Dragon 2 For Laude Smart Intermodal

Today, 12 months from the date of signing the contract, Laude Smart Intermodal received the first of four Dragon 2 locomotives ordered on 6 May 2019.

First Modernised Type 406A-40 Car For PKP IC
First Modernised Type 406A-40 Car For PKP IC

Under a contract awarded in February 2018, FPS is modernising for PKP Intercity ten first class Type 145Ab carriages.

One Kilometer Long Freight In Latvia
One Kilometer Long Freight In Latvia

On 9 April 2020, a train consisting of containers equalling to 100 TEU, reaching a length of one kilometer, crossed the Latvian territory on China-Russia-Latvia-Lithuania-Kaliningrad route. The train that left China on 2 April.

The Thirteenth GTW 2/6 DMU For ČD
The Thirteenth GTW 2/6 DMU For ČD

On 30 April 2020, ex-DB Regio 646.009 DMU was transported from Germany to the Czech Republic.

Siemens's Testing Vectron Sold To ČD
Siemens's Testing Vectron Sold To ČD

At the end of April 2020, České dráhy signed an agreement with Siemens Mobility Čzech Republic for the purchase of the manufacturer’s testing Vectron, which is equipped with an ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 on-board unit.

Voith Group And PCS Holding Plan Takeover Of Traktionssysteme Austria
Voith Group And PCS Holding Plan Takeover Of Traktionssysteme Austria

Voith Group and PCS Holding are planning to acquire a combined 59 % of the shares in Traktionssysteme Austria GmbH. A corresponding purchase contract was signed on 29 April 2020.

BCh Class DP6 Authorised
BCh Class DP6 Authorised

In late April 2020 PESA announced that it was awarded an authorisation for its Class DP6 (Type 760M) DMU for Belarusskaya Chygunka.

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