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The agreement includes associated maintenance services for a period of ten years and is valued at €393 million.
The approval applies to operations in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. Authorization for Denmark is under preparation.
Higher transport volumes on construction projects and the intention to carry out more rail movements independently are the main reasons for the procurement.
Alstom reports over 250 locomotives ordered from the platform by more than 10 operators and leasing companies.
The newly ordered trains are expected to gradually replace older rolling stock.
The initiative is part of Ukraine’s national economic platform “Made in Ukraine” and is coordinated by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture.
The locomotive is the third Vectron unit in CargoServ’s fleet.
The series reflects technical changes requested by the operator, with adjustments concentrated mainly on the electrical equipment.
The arrival represents the initial delivery under a fleet renewal programme covering both bi-mode and electric trains for regional services.
TCA RAIL has invested in the renewal and expansion of its locomotive fleet with the three Vectron locomotives sourced from two leasing companies.
Suppliers of these orders will be Siemens Mobility for locomotives and Magyar Vagon Group for passenger cars.
The locomotives are expected to be available for commercial service from February 2026.
The delivery initiated operational use of the wagons within rail freight services.
The exported model is based on the KTX-Ieum (EMU-260), a distributed power train that has been in commercial use in South Korea since 2021. ©
Within long-term shift away from leased single-purpose wagons and truck-based transport, Novelis buys own freight wagon fleet in favour of increased rail capacity across its aluminium supply chain.
Alstom and SNCF Voyageurs are moving into the last stage ahead of the commercial introduction of the TGV-M, planned to start on 1 July 2026.
Stadler has signed a contract with Mount Rigi Railways for four additional rack-and-pinion trains. The order extends the modern fleet to the Goldau–Rigi Kulm line, following earlier deliveries on the Vitznau route.
The order is valued at approximately EUR 250 million.
The wagons, delivered in November at the Kraków and Sławecice depots, are part of a broader infrastructure and fleet upgrade programme under the company’s logistics strategy.
The German freight operator Hamburger Rail Service is adding two locomotives of this type to its fleet, with the first handover scheduled for December 2025.