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Akiem Hires TRAXX MS to PSŽ
  • 26th Oct 2017 22:06
Akiem Hires TRAXX MS to PSŽ
Electric TRAXXes from Akiem’s June 2016 order include five MS machines equipped for use in central and eastern European countries. The first to be...
A TRAKO Snapshot
  • 29th Sep 2017 08:54
A TRAKO Snapshot
Between 26 and 29 September 2017 the 12th TRAKO trade fair was held in Gdańsk. One of the biggest surprises was Rail Polska’s exhibit, a Class 207E...
First Refurbished Czech Pendolino Back In Service
  • 26th Sep 2017 16:20
First Refurbished Czech Pendolino Back In Service
The whole Class 680 Czech Pendolino EMU fleet is being subjected to complete interior refurbishment. The first to be returned to service following...
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And Now Yiwu To Praha Container Services
  • 26th Sep 2017 16:15
And Now Yiwu To Praha Container Services
At the time when the Praha to Yiwu service departed, in late July (see Hors d’Oeuvres reports on 20 July and 4 August 2017), it was announced that...
First New-Generation GYSEV FLIRT Heads For TRAKO
  • 22nd Sep 2017 15:49
First New-Generation GYSEV FLIRT Heads For TRAKO
Just a year after the signing of the contract, the first of GYSEV’s new generation FLIRT EMUs left Stadler Polska’s Siedlce works, bound for Gdańsk...
RegioJet Runs Special Train To Romania
  • 16th Aug 2017 13:19
RegioJet Runs Special Train To Romania
On the evening of 15 August 2017 a special train departed from Praha-Smíchov bound for Orșova in Romania, a run of 1,085 km. Not only was this a...
Container Consignment From Praha Arrives In Yiwu
  • 4th Aug 2017 23:53
Container Consignment From Praha Arrives In Yiwu
The consignment of containers which departed from Praha-Uhříněves by rail on the afternoon of 19 July arrived in Yiwu at 11.18, local time, on 4...
More BCh’s Class BKG2s
  • 30th Jul 2017 19:22
More BCh’s Class BKG2s
Following a lengthy testing period on 21 June 2017 BCh’s first two Class BKG2 electrics were put into test commercial service. Meanwhile, BKG2-003...
RailRunner Starts Up Services In Europe
  • 27th Jul 2017 19:14
RailRunner Starts Up Services In Europe
Over several years Massachusetts-based RailRunner has been developing plans to implement its bi-modal technology in Europe. At present it is...
Container Consignment From Praha To Yiwu
  • 20th Jul 2017 12:18
Container Consignment From Praha To Yiwu
On 19 July 2017 a consignment of 41 40-foot containers departed from the METRANS terminal at Praha-Uhříněves bound for Yiwu in Zhejiang province....
First Rhein-Ruhr-Express Desiro HC EMUs Presented
  • 14th Jul 2017 21:18
First Rhein-Ruhr-Express Desiro HC EMUs Presented
On 12 July 2017 at the Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre, Siemens presented to the media the first three Desiro HC prototype EMUs destined for RRX...
NIM Express On The NIM HSL
  • 6th Jul 2017 22:37
NIM Express On The NIM HSL
On 5 July 2017 the complete six-car Škoda-built NIM Express made its very first appearance on the Nürnberg - Ingolstadt - München (NIM) high speed...
EURODual Visits Făurei
  • 14th Jun 2017 07:38
EURODual Visits Făurei
In May 2017 the prototype EURODual locomotive was sent to the Romanian test circuit at Făurei, where it arrived on 25 May. The locomotive...
First RRX EMU On Test
  • 2nd Jun 2017 00:36
First RRX EMU On Test
On 29 May 2017 one of the new Rhein-Ruhr-Express EMUs made a test run over the T1 circuit at Wegberg-Wildenrath. The train was formed of end cars...
New WESTbahn KISS EMU Presented
  • 19th May 2017 10:43
New WESTbahn KISS EMU Presented
On 19 May 2017 the one of the batch of ten new KISS EMUs ordered by WESTbahn from Stadler, 4110 011, was presented, part of the event involving a...
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