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NIM Express Class 102 Presented
  • 27th Jun 2016 23:31
NIM Express Class 102 Presented
On 27 June 2016 at the VUZ test centre Velim, Škoda Transportation officially presented DB Regio's future Emil Zátopek electric locomotive,...
PPD Transport Hires Vectron
  • 26th Jun 2016 16:38
PPD Transport Hires Vectron
Croatian operator PPD Transport is to hire Vectron MS 193 268 from ELL. This is the first Vectron in its fleet. This photo was taken on 22 June...
Železnice Desná Electrified
  • 14th Jun 2016 08:04
Železnice Desná Electrified
This short (19.3 km) branch line from Šumperk to Kouty nad Desnou has experienced an extraordinary revival since it was all but destroyed by...
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ČD Cargo’s First Vectron Arrives
  • 1st Jun 2016 22:11
ČD Cargo’s First Vectron Arrives
383.001, the first of the five Vectron MS locomotives which ČD Cargo has on order arrived in the Czech Republic on 28 May 2016, en route to the...
SWT’s First Desiro Cities Start Test Runs
  • 1st Jun 2016 22:08
SWT’s First Desiro Cities Start Test Runs
In mid-May 2016 Siemens started realising test runs at Wegberg-Wildenrath of the first members of the batch of 30 Class 707 EMUs which lessor Angel...
Riyadh Metro Train Visits Wegberg-Wildenrath
  • 25th May 2016 10:53
Riyadh Metro Train Visits Wegberg-Wildenrath
The first two-car driverless metro train destined for the Saudi Arabian capital arrived at the Siemens test circuit on 2 April 2016. Test runs are...
EffiLiner 3000 Takes To The Rails
  • 18th May 2016 11:06
EffiLiner 3000 Takes To The Rails
At the end of April 2016 CZ LOKO completed the comprehensive modernisation of the first of its ex-SNCB Class 12 freight electrics at the ČMŽO...
PIMK Rail Purchases Vectron
  • 4th May 2016 12:31
PIMK Rail Purchases Vectron
PIMK Rail, a subsidiary of the Bulgarian road haulage company PIMK, which was recently awarded with a rail operating licence, has acquired one...
BLS Cargo Takes Over Its First Vectrons
  • 1st May 2016 07:44
BLS Cargo Takes Over Its First Vectrons
The first two of the 15 Vectron MS locomotives BLS Cargo has on order reached Switzerland on 27 April 2016, as shown in this photo. Two days later...
BMZ Presents TEM28
  • 29th Apr 2016 15:21
BMZ Presents TEM28
On 28 April 2016 BMZ presented its Class TEM28 prototype shunter. This has a top service speed of 100 km/h and is powered by an 895 kW diesel...
DB Regio’s First Class 102 Heads For Velim
  • 28th Apr 2016 17:26
DB Regio’s First Class 102 Heads For Velim
On 28 April 2016 DB Regio’s future 102 001 left its Plzeň birthplace bound for the VUZ test centre Velim. This photo was taken at Plzeň hl. n.,...
A Lastochka Premium On Test
  • 14th Apr 2016 23:03
A Lastochka Premium On Test
On 12 April the first Premium version Lastochka, designated Class ES2GP, left the UL works for the Shcherbinka test circuit. This photo shows it at...
ČD Invites Passenger Stock Tenders
  • 14th Apr 2016 15:54
ČD Invites Passenger Stock Tenders
In anticipation of possible receipt of substantial EU co-finance via Cohesion Fund, on 13 April 2016 ČD invited three tenders for framework...
ČD Cargo Orders Vectrons
  • 13th Apr 2016 19:34
ČD Cargo Orders Vectrons
In late July 2015 ČD Cargo invited tenders for a batch of interoperable electric locomotives. The result was that on 13 April 2016 a contract was...
Czech Xpress Starts
  • 13th Apr 2016 19:32
Czech Xpress Starts
Since 2015 B Logistics has been developing its Green Xpress Network, a system of freight train services between Belgium and various foreign...
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