Škoda completes first Bulgarian EMU
Škoda Group has completed the first of 25 new electric units for Bulgaria, just 14 months after contract signing. The order includes 15 years of servicing.
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Škoda Group has completed the first of 25 new electric units for Bulgaria, just 14 months after contract signing. The order includes 15 years of servicing.
Two more Class 99 locomotives, numbered 99003 and 99004, are on their way to the United Kingdom following their departure preparations in Barcelona.
The order includes 20 Gama 3.0 locomotives from PESA and 20 Dragon 2 locomotives from NEWAG.
The remaining 40 units are scheduled for completion by June 2026.
MBC has ordered two additional hybrid metre-gauge locomotives from Stadler for future freight operations on the Bière–Apples–Morges line. The new units are scheduled for delivery in late 2028.
Rock Rail has ordered 35 Siemens Mireo units for the Elektronetz Nord-Magdeburg network, supporting Deutsche Bahn’s fleet renewal in Saxony-Anhalt.
Locomotives numbered 134 and 135 will become the 9th and 10th of this type operated by the company.
Another contract for the delivery of new EMUs from Newag has been signed in Gdańsk.
The program involves 60 units currently in operation, which are set to undergo a multi-year upgrade process extending through 2031.
The rolling stock lessor Alpha Trains Group has reportedly supplied additional locomotives to two of its freight rail customers as they expand their traction capacity.
NS has ordered 36 new FLIRT units from Stadler to boost capacity and comfort across its growing commuter network from 2030.
The deal, worth approximately EUR 473 million, was finalised on 17 November 2025 during a ceremony attended by the presidents of Ukraine and France.
The scope includes comprehensive work on both entire vehicles (TUF) and individual high-value components (TUK), being the first such major overhaul for this fleet.
The wagons will be used in domestic and cross-border container transport.
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Vossloh Rolling Stock has presented the first Modula hybrid locomotive ordered by DB Cargo under a framework agreement for up to 250 locomotives.
The deal, valued at approx. €2.1 billion, covers new trains for the Zurich S-Bahn and regional services in western Switzerland, with delivery expected to start in the 2030s.
This contract follows a previous seven-year cooperation between Alstom and SWR, which began in 2017.
The contract scope has grown to include over 100 TRAXX locomotives operating across Western and Central Europe.