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More Inspiros for metro in Sofia
More Inspiros for metro in Sofia

On 20 July 2023 the SIMETRO consortium (consisting of Siemens Mobility Bulgaria, Siemens Mobility Austria and NEWAG) has signed a contract with Metropoliten EAD to supply eight additional three-car Inspiro trains for the Sofia Metro Line 3.

Class ET43 Dragons In Service
Class ET43 Dragons In Service

Dragon 2 Type E6MST locomotives, i.e. the Polish Class ET43, have been appearing occasionally on freight trains in Poland since the beginning of April.

Dual-Voltage Dragon 2 Received ERA Certification
Dual-Voltage Dragon 2 Received ERA Certification

On 28 February 2023, ERA granted approval for Type E6MST Dragon 2, i. e. Polish Class ET43 locomotive.

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Polregio Places EMU Order
Polregio Places EMU Order

On 25 January 2023 the operator signed a series of framework agreements (but not yet contracts) with major Polish train manufacturers for up to 200 EMUs.

Testing Of Class ET43 Dragons Continues
Testing Of Class ET43 Dragons Continues

As part of the approval of the Class ET43 of PKP CARGO for operation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, test runs with the ET43-001 were carried out this April on the Správa železnic network.

Dragon Also Tested On The ŽSR Network
Dragon Also Tested On The ŽSR Network

As part of the approval of the PKP CARGO’s Class ET43 for operation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, test runs with ET43-001 were carried out this April on the Czech public network after previous tests on the VUZ Velim test centre (from late 2020). After that, Dragon returned to Velim again and then headed to Slovakia in early June.

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Dragon 2 Tested On The Czech Public Network
Dragon 2 Tested On The Czech Public Network

Following a test program at the VUZ Velim centre (see here and here), the required tests on the public railway network were started with the locomotive ET43-001 (3 260 003).

Dragon At Velim
Dragon At Velim

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

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.

Griffin Deliveries Complete
Griffin Deliveries Complete

On 27 November 2020, Newag delivered to PKP Intercity the last two Griffins, EU160-029 and 030.

Class ET43 Dragon On Test At Velim
Class ET43 Dragon On Test At Velim

On 30 November 2020, ET43-001, which is destined for PKP Cargo, arrived int the VUZ Velim test centre.

 

New Cooperation Between Siemens Mobility And Newag
New Cooperation Between Siemens Mobility And Newag

On 23 October 2020 Siemens Mobility and Newag signed a five-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 200 traction drives (a traction motor with an axle-gearbox) for vehicles of Nowy Sącz-based manufacturer.

More Impuls EDMUs For Koleje Dolnośląskie
More Impuls EDMUs For Koleje Dolnośląskie

On 13 October 2020, a contract was signed between Newag and Koleje Dolnośląskie for the purchase of four Impuls EDMUs for Lower Silesia.

First Dragon 2 For Rail Capital Partners
First Dragon 2 For Rail Capital Partners

On 5 October 2020, at Newag in Nowy Sącz, E6ACTab-037, the first Dragon 2 from five on order was handed over to Rail Capital Partners (RCP).

First Impuls 2 DMU For Koleje Wielkopolskie On Test
First Impuls 2 DMU For Koleje Wielkopolskie On Test

On 28 September 2020, the new-built Impuls 2 DMU has left the Newag towards Żmigród for authorisation tests on the IK test centre.