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The batch delivered in April 2025 represents the beginning of the delivery cycle for this year. Earlier deliveries under similar configurations have already entered regular operation.
The company is targeting Nordic rail freight corridors as a long-term area of operation, supported by an expanding fleet that aligns with evolving environmental and performance requirements.
The delivery follows a pattern of incremental fleet growth by RheinCargo through leasing arrangements.
Representatives from Romania’s Railway Reform Authority (ARF) visited the Polish production site to inspect progress under the delivery contract signed in January last year.
The agreement represents the first passenger train delivery by Alstom in Bulgaria and introduces the first new electric interregional trains purchased by the country in two decades.
Siemens Mobility has started production of the hydrogen-powered trains that will enter service on the Südostbayernbahn network at the end of 2026.
The fleet now consists of five EuroDual and four Euro9000 locomotives.
This initial handover is part of a test phase under a new multi-year leasing agreement between the two companies.
Ukrainian troops have destroyed a Russian armoured train in a rare drone strike. The train itself was described as a "greeting from the Second World War" by an air reconnaissance officer. The information has been published by the Ukrainian news Kyiv Post.
At the transport logistic 2025 exhibition in Munich, Wascosa will display two freight wagon concepts developed in cooperation with industry partners.
The unit is part of approx. €27 million programme covering 78 vehicles owned by rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook. The trains were previously operated by West Midlands Railway.
The move is part of DB Cargo Czechia’s wider plan to maintain wagonload traffic viability in areas where infrastructure upgrades now require ETCS-compliant vehicles.
The new contract, which began on 1 April 2025, adds seven years to the existing service arrangement.
Czech rail freight operator IDS CARGO has introduced a new multisystem Vectron locomotive into its operational portfolio.
The latest agreement follows a series of previous acquisitions, with the most recent EuroDual scheduled for delivery in December.
The unit was handed over to CFR Călători and is the first of 19 locomotives included in the refurbishment programme.
The scope of the agreement includes a total of 141 locomotives over a 15-year period.
The first completed units have departed the company’s production site in Sivas, central Turkey, and are currently en route to Vienna.
The LC-800 locomotive, previously used by Mertz Transport, is being relocated to Sannahed near Hallsberg for a new assignment under the Swedish Transport Administration.
The handover was completed recently, and the locomotive has already entered the company’s operational pool.