The newly configured EURO9000 integrates overhead and battery power sources, built on the existing Co’Co’ platform.
The new units will be of the same Avelia Stream Nordic X80 type as the 45 trains currently being delivered.
The new batch is expected to be used for both freight and passenger services, including on the Nordlandsbanen line.
The upgrade, valued at GBP 70 million (approx. EUR 80.4 million), is part of a broader GBP 1 billion investment programme in rolling stock and infrastructure.
The order includes two locomotives already in use and available for immediate deployment, two new-build units, and one previously used by Siemens for testing, which is scheduled for delivery in September 2026.
Priorities include large-scale digitalisation, the creation of FS Energy for cleaner power, and ERTMS rollout to the Core Extended network.
Deutsche Bahn’s infrastructure company DB InfraGO will invest more than €4 billion into Bavaria’s rail network in 2026, renewing 500 km of track and over 200 switches to modernise routes and reduce long-term disruptions.
The 15 locomotives are designated for deployment in Germany and Austria, joining Alpha Trains’ existing roster of Vectron AC, MS, and Dual Mode units.
Siemens Mobility is investing €35 million in a new battery system factory in Luhe-Wildenau, Bavaria, set to create up to 200 jobs.
The procurement, valued at approximately EUR 1.0 billion (USD 1.1 billion), follows previous purchases and brings the total number of new Multilevel III cars ordered to 374.
The project is scheduled for completion in 2028, following a five-year construction timeline that began with infrastructure works in 2023.
Czech national passenger rail operator České dráhy has announced a tender for the supply of up to 30 dual-mode locomotives through a framework agreement valued at approximately EUR 171 million, excl. VAT.
Alstom will build double-deck EMUs for PKP Intercity in its Chorzów plant.
The equipment is part of the Czech Army’s rail-based fuel logistics system.
The deliveries represent an investment of approximately EUR 500 million and contribute to the target of deploying 1,061 new-generation trains across Italy by 2027.
The financing will fund reconstruction and electrification of the approximately 34 km railway connecting the port city of Durrës with central Rrogozhinë.
The supplier is expected to complete delivery within 2.5 years of receiving advance payment—which includes certification procedures for the new generation wagons.
Key routes have been confirmed for the 2026-2028 period, and revised scheduling has been implemented to ease capacity strain.
By 2030, the fleet will grow from the originally planned 27 to a total of 40 Railjet trainsets, consisting of 12 nine-car and 28 seven-car units.
A lot has happened over the past year at the Mukran Baltic port in the north of Germany. Here is a summary.