Preparatory activities and tender processes for the main works on the new double-track freight line between Nuremberg and Eltersdorf are currently underway.
The vehicles will replace the current diesel fleet.
The unit was handed over to CFR Călători and is the first of 19 locomotives included in the refurbishment programme.
The move follows AGRANA’s decision in mid-March to cease sugar production at the site, freeing up industrial space for potential reuse.
The EUR 117 million site, located at Southpoint Business Park, is projected to open in 2026 and will host operations focused on the development and production of conventional and digital rail signaling systems.
The handover was completed recently, and the locomotive has already entered the company’s operational pool.
A new production line for very high-speed trains is to be built at Alstom's Valenciennes Petite-Forêt site, at a cost of more than €30 million.
The simulators will be utilized primarily for training, certifying, and evaluating locomotive and railcar engineers.
The company is backed by a joint venture involving Marguerite, Griffin Capital Partners, and WBW Invest.
The newly ordered five-car FLIRT EMUs will be produced locally, at Stadler’s facility in Siedlce, eastern Poland.
The locomotives will be manufactured at Wabtec’s Contagem facility in Brazil, with delivery starting in 2026.
The vehicles will be deployed on regional routes in Lower Silesia that remain unelectrified, expanding the carrier’s fleet to 108 units.
The event brought together over 200 decision-makers from railway undertakings, manufacturers, infrastructure managers, and financial institutions.
With the new orders, Koleje Mazowieckie will increase its fleet size and improve operational capacity on both electrified and non-electrified lines across the Mazovian Voivodeship.
These battery-powered tractors represent equipment previously unavailable within Ukrzaliznytsia’s fleet.
The new fleet is intended to replace older vehicles on the Aigle–Leysin (AL) and Bex–Villars–Bretaye (BVB) lines, with deliveries scheduled to begin by early 2028.
This order follows previous agreements between the two companies, bringing the total number of Traxx locomotives ordered by CLIP Intermodal to 18.
This contract is CAF’s first rail project in Morocco.
Adif has awarded a contract valued at over € 62 million for the maintenance and modernisation of 43 locomotives operating in its logistics centres.
Baneservice, Norway’s largest railway contractor, already operates three Railvac machines in its fleet.