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ŽZO 50th Anniversary
  • 23rd May 2013 13:49
ŽZO 50th Anniversary
The large test track circuit (Železniční zkušební okruh, ŽZO) near the villages of Cerhenice and Velim, around 50 km east of Praha, was inaugurated...
TRAXX Last Mile Machines On Test
  • 20th May 2013 19:25
TRAXX Last Mile Machines On Test
Following in the tracks of 187 001, TRAXX AC3 LM 187 003 reached the Velim test centre in early May. Both are expected to stay there until the end...
Griffin On Test
  • 17th May 2013 09:46
Griffin On Test
Between late April and mid-May 2013 the prototype Griffin, E4MSU-001, visited the OETD IK Żmigród test circuit, where this photo was taken on 9 May...
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OMNEO At Wegberg-Wildenrath
  • 17th May 2013 09:44
OMNEO At Wegberg-Wildenrath
On 15 May 2013 an OMNEO EMU, with end cars 94 87 5500 507-1 and 94 87 5507 508-2 F-SNCF, arrived at the Wegberg-Wildenrath test circuit. The...
Rollout Of First Amtraksprinter
  • 13th May 2013 22:33
Rollout Of First Amtraksprinter
Amtrak's first Amtrak Cities Sprinter Type ACS-64 electric locomotive was outshopped on 13 May 2013 from the Siemens works in Sacramento. In...
A Railjet In Praha
  • 18th Apr 2013 11:34
A Railjet In Praha
On 17 April 2013 an ÖBB railjet reached Praha for the first time ever. It formed a special working from Wien, being routed via Brno. Shortly after...
361.1 Visits Velim Test Centre
  • 15th Apr 2013 21:32
361.1 Visits Velim Test Centre
On 6 April 2013 ZSSK’s 361.101 arrived at the VUZ’s Velim test circuits. Here we see it there running in tandem with ZSSK electrics 362.011 and 350...
The Last CityElefant Enters Service
  • 11th Apr 2013 22:24
The Last CityElefant Enters Service
Almost exactly 15 years after the first official presentation of a Class 471 EMU, shown in the first photo on 13 May 1998 at Studénka station, on 5...
First Complete Velaro UK On Test
  • 3rd Apr 2013 12:09
First Complete Velaro UK On Test
The first test runs of the first 16-car e320 unit have started at the Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre on 20 March 2013. Here we see the new train on...
IORE 2.2 On Test
  • 31st Mar 2013 10:37
IORE 2.2 On Test
The first two-section IORE 2.2 locomotive 127/128, sent to Sweden in late 2012, is now undergoing final testing with LKAB. The photo shows 127 at...
A Trio Of Donchaks For Transoil
  • 30th Mar 2013 21:46
A Trio Of Donchaks For Transoil
Since February 2013 St. Peterburg-based Transoil uses three 3 kV DC Class 2ES4K locomotives on RZD’s main line network. The machines are seen here...
A EURO 3200 In The Czech Republic
  • 22nd Mar 2013 11:37
A EURO 3200 In The Czech Republic
1301, the first of Vossloh’s new EURO 3200s destined for Israeli State Railways is another new visitor to the VUZ test centre in the Czech Republic...
Kazak Locomotive Visits Wien
  • 21st Mar 2013 18:56
Kazak Locomotive Visits Wien
In March 2013 KZ8A electric was sent for climatic testing to Rail Tec Arsenal. The photos, taken on 18 March, show it being transported by barge...
G 6 Continues On Test In The Czech Republic
  • 20th Mar 2013 19:39
G 6 Continues On Test In The Czech Republic
In early February 2013 Vossloh Locomotives and ArcelorMittal Ostrava signed a contract for lease of G 6, which was tested at the latter steelworks...
TRAXX DE ME On Test
  • 15th Mar 2013 13:34
TRAXX DE ME On Test
The first phase of testing of the first three DB’s Class 245 TRAXX DE ME locomotives started in early 2013. On 21 February 245 001 was moved to the...
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