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TRAXX For 200 km/h At Velim
TRAXX For 200 km/h At Velim

On 13 March 2023, the electric locomotive 188 005 arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre.

ICE 3neo On Test In Belgium
ICE 3neo On Test In Belgium

On 25 February 2023 Crossrail brought ICE 3neo unit 8006 (408 006) from Germany to Brussels.

Progress In The CZ LOKO's Order For Trainpoint Norway
Progress In The CZ LOKO's Order For Trainpoint Norway

CZ LOKO is now also working on the order for five EffiShunter 1000s for Trainpoint Norway.

ČD Cargo 2025
InnoTrans 2022 (40)
InnoTrans 2022 (40)

At InnoTrans 2022, one of the wagons on display impressed with its very unusual design and construction. It was the Extended Market Wagon (EMW), the first result of the Competitive Freight Wagon (CFW) project.

Stadler EUROs For Rail & Truck Strait Union
Stadler EUROs For Rail & Truck Strait Union

On 13 March 2023 Alpha Trains announced that it had reached an agreement with the Rail & Truck Strait Union (RTSU) for 11 new Co'Co' locomotives to be built by Stadler Valencia.

TSA Motors For New Trams In Australia
TSA Motors For New Trams In Australia

The development of the Western Sydney metropolitan area is a major concern of the government of New South Wales, Australia.

Swiss Consortium Launched The DAC+ Pilot Train
Swiss Consortium Launched The DAC+ Pilot Train

At the beginning of February, a Swiss consortium launched the DAC+ pilot train.

"Doctor Green" On Test At Velim
"Doctor Green" On Test At Velim

One of the three Adif's new diagnosticts FLIRTs arrived at the VUZ Velim test facility on 20 February 2023.

Contract Signature: Stadler Is To Supply The FLIRT Nordic Express Trains To Norway
Contract Signature: Stadler Is To Supply The FLIRT Nordic Express Trains To Norway

In mid-February, Norske tog announced that the contract for delivery of 17 single-deck long-distance trains had been awarded to Stadler.

PKP IC's EffiShunter Fleet Complete
PKP IC's EffiShunter Fleet Complete

In early January 2023, CZ LOKO completed an order of PKP Intercity for ten EffiShunter 300 two-axle diesel locomotives.

New Siemens Mobility Lexington Facility
New Siemens Mobility Lexington Facility

Siemens Mobility will expand its manufacturing footprint by building a 220 million USD advanced manufacturing and rail services facility in Lexington, NC.

Five Months Of The Sète - Poznań Intermodal Service
Five Months Of The Sète - Poznań Intermodal Service

Following the successful partnership with KLOG Logistics Solutions for its regular trains between the intermodal terminal of Bettembourg-Dudelange and the CLIP Group terminal in Poznań, CFL multimodal has launched a new intermodal service between Sète and Poznań in October 2022.

Vectrons With Last Mile For ČD Cargo Arrived
Vectrons With Last Mile For ČD Cargo Arrived

On 3 March 2023, the two Vectron AC DPM locomotives ordered by ČD Cargo were delivered to the latter’s České Budějovice depot.

Pajares Handover Of Infrastructure
Pajares Handover Of Infrastructure

On 20 February 2023, around 20 years after the official start of construction and 18 years after the first tunnel lining ring was moved into position, Adif Alta Velocidad took the significant step of transferring the infrastructure of the Variante de Pajares high speed line, between La Robla and Pola de Lena to its filial concern, Adif Circulación y Mantenimiento.

The Variante: Current Status
The Variante: Current Status

In June 2022 MITMA announced that the Variante between La Robla and Pola de Lena, under construction since 2004 at cost which is likely to exceed 4 billion EUR, would be inaugurated in May 2023.

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