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ČD Took Over The Locomotive 193 902
ČD Took Over The Locomotive 193 902

On 28 January 2021, ČD officially took over Vectron 193 902 from Siemens Mobility.

Mireo And Desiro HC EMUs For DB Regio Bayern
Mireo And Desiro HC EMUs For DB Regio Bayern

On 29 January 2021, DB Regio Bayern has ordered 31 regional EMUs from Siemens Mobility, which will be used on routes between München, Passau and Regensburg.

Alstom: Completion Of The Acquisition Of Bombardier Transportation
Alstom: Completion Of The Acquisition Of Bombardier Transportation

On 29 January 2021, Alstom announced completion of the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.

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Metrans Container Wagons Fitted With Silent Brakes
Metrans Container Wagons Fitted With Silent Brakes

Metrans has fitted its entire 3,000 container wagon fleet with what are known as „whispering“ (composite) brakes.

Ermewa Safety ++ LPG Wagon
Ermewa Safety ++ LPG Wagon

In December 2020, first of the Ermewa Safety ++ wagons left the Chemet factory.

TMH Delivered Over 220 Coaches To Egypt
TMH Delivered Over 220 Coaches To Egypt

In 2020, TMH fulfilled its delivery plan to the Egyptian National Railways with 226 third-class passenger cars with dynamic ventilation delivered from Tver.

Class 2ES6A Developments
Class 2ES6A Developments

Uralskie lokomotivy (a Sinara Group and Siemens joint venture) is preparing for production a new 3 kV DC Class 2ES6A locomotive with asynchronous traction equipment.

Hundredth NP1
Hundredth NP1

On 25 January 2020, NEVZ handed over NP1-100 to SGOK, completing the contract for the supply of two Class NP1 traction units for use on iron ore trains, signed in May 2020.

HS2’s Chilterns ‘Barn Design’ Vent Shaft Gains Planning Approval
HS2’s Chilterns ‘Barn Design’ Vent Shaft Gains Planning Approval

The first of five headhouses that will provide ventilation and emergency access to HS2’s 16 km long Chiltern tunnel has gained planning approval from Buckinghamshire Council.

Modernisation Of Bombardier Brugge Works
Modernisation Of Bombardier Brugge Works

On 26 January 2021, Bombardier Transportation has announced the launch of a major investment and hiring plan aimed at increasing the production capacity of its Brugge factory.

Dragon At Velim
Dragon At Velim

Newag is currently building a batch of 24 dual-voltage Class ET43 locomotives for PKP Cargo.

HS2 Set To Start Permanent Construction Of Victoria Road Crossover Box
HS2 Set To Start Permanent Construction Of Victoria Road Crossover Box

HS2 have completed sheet piling work by contractors Skanska Costain STRABAG Railways Joint Venture (SCS Railways) in Acton, West London, to enable the construction of the Victoria Road Crossover Box.  

Another Newcomers For Vysoké Tatry
Another Newcomers For Vysoké Tatry

Following the first narrow-gauge Class 495.95 EMU for TEŽ and OŽ, which arrived in Slovakia on 14 January 2021, another new vehicle destined for ZSSK appeared in Poprad a week later.

Impuls EDMUs For Województwo Zachodniopomorskie
Impuls EDMUs For Województwo Zachodniopomorskie

On 21 January 2021, the main station in Szczecin saw the official handover of the first two Impuls 2 EDMUs built by Newag for Województwo Zachodniopomorskie.

Belgian Test Runs By Infrabel And Lineas
Belgian Test Runs By Infrabel And Lineas

Starting on 18 January 2021, the Belgian railway Infrastructure manager Infrabel is running tests with the purpose to carry out interference current measurements in order to check the compatibility of the new TCM100 track circuits with already homologated rolling stock.