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The Class 847 units are based at depots in Praha-Libeň and Rakovník and now operate more than 10,000 km per day within Prague Integrated Transport (PID).
The train is the first completed vehicle in a EUR 34.6m (£30m) programme covering the EMR Connect fleet.
The test programme covers 20 night sessions and is intended to validate the system’s performance in operational conditions.
The first five-car trains are due to enter service on regional routes at the beginning of 2028.
The change was approved at UNIFE’s 35th General Assembly in Brussels, where members discussed EU regulation, export policy and market fragmentation.
The first Vectron order from Croatia will start being delivered in early 2027.
The Polish manufacturer will supply six train driver simulators and eight railway traffic control simulators by the end of 2026.
One locomotive is undergoing testing at the Velim test circuit before transfer to San Donato, where network trials are planned for November.
Heavy Haul Rail and BNSF Railway have presented commemorative locomotive liveries linked to history.
From June 10th, 2026, every newly made Vectron by Siemens Mobility will be a Vectron X.
The agreement covers 170 bogies from Akiem’s BB27000, BB37000 and BB37500 fleets.
The first two trains will operate on line U1 between Děčín and Kadaň.
The vehicles are part of an 11-car order approved by the Sound Transit Board in 2020.
State-owned Vy will take over services on the Sørlandsbanen and Jærbanen after the government decided to transfer the contract directly to the national operator.
Poland’s rail freight market does not lack scale. It lacks a stronger link with the road freight flows that already move across the country and between Poland and Western Europe.
The Swedish freight operator will transport input materials to the plant and outgoing steel products from the site.
The fleet consists of seven three-car and 28 six-car units operated under the Bayerische Regiobahn brand.
European Loc Pool has handed over two EuroDual locomotives to FRACHTbahn Traktion and a third Euro9000 locomotive to Raildox.
The operator reported revenue above EUR 2bn, a 1.7% increase, and EBITDA of EUR 337m.
The intermodal project began in June 2025 and is scheduled for completion on 31 July 2026.
The approval allows the Polish rail freight operator to run services in Germany independently, reducing reliance on intermediary carriers.
The ceremony took place at the Akhalkalaki railway and logistics complex in Georgia, with officials from Georgia, Azerbaijan and Türkiye attending.
The request follows capacity restrictions and diversions linked to DB InfraGO construction works over the Ascension Day period.
The first passenger trial operations are planned after vehicle approval, final acceptance and delivery, with regular operation on the first routes planned for October 2026.
The Czech manufacturer’s bid was selected ahead of Pesa, according to Polish procurement reporting.
The product is aimed at ocean carriers and intermodal marketing companies.
RS Lease ordered the two electric locomotives in 2025, with delivery planned for April–May 2026.
From 31 May, publicly owned operators carry around 80% of passenger journeys that GBR is expected to oversee.
The new Malmö–Nässjö–Umeå–Luleå freight service will operate Monday to Friday.
The analysis uses two March 2026 surveys and mobility data from 2023 to 2026.
Dávid Vitézy, a Hungarian transport policy figure and former state secretary for transport, said the trains could enter service from 2029 if the procurement is launched this year.
New rolling stock will allow it to handle a larger share of its grain transport without relying on spot-market wagon availability.
The planned procurement will cover inter-voivodeship and international passenger connections in Poland after 2030, not the purchase of rolling stock or infrastructure works.
RDC Germany will take over the Berlin–Hamburg–Stockholm EuroNight service from 1 September 2026.
The Polish testing is intended to support approval for operation on both electrified and non-electrified lines.
The package includes term loans with 14 international banks and seven institutional investors from the US and Europe.
The programme began in 2023 and covers 150 Prima locomotives.
The first departure from Duisburg DGT is scheduled for 22 June, followed by the first departure from Barcelona on 24 June.
The trains are part of a 35-train order signed on 25 April 2025 between Bulgaria’s Ministry of Transport and Communications and the BULEMU consortium led by Alstom.
The test runs are taking place on the Crewe–Wigan corridor during overnight operating windows.
The service covers rail transport of pulp and sawn timber between Södra’s facility in Värö and the port of Varberg in Sweden.
The assets had previously been controlled by Serbian parallel structures.
PKP Cargo has submitted final arrangement proposals to the court as part of its restructuring proceedings.
The initial construction phase covers plan approval section between Riegel and March, north of Freiburg, as part of the Karlsruhe–Basel upgrade.
A joint study by ProRail and the Port of Rotterdam Authority has found that rail freight operators in the Netherlands face higher infrastructure costs than competitors in Belgium and Germany due to differences in national subsidy schemes.
European rail freight and wagon-sector representatives met in Kraków on 29 May 2026 for a programme covering freight strategy, infrastructure investment, intermodal logistics and rolling stock.
The Port Authority of Tarragona has awarded COSCO and Argentinian port-based solutions PTP Group a long-term concession to develop a new intermodal terminal combining port and rail operations at Tarragona.
The industry association said the decline follows reductions in previous years and reflects both weaker demand and increasing cost pressures on operators.
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has granted marketing authorization for the TGV-M, clearing the new high-speed train for commercial operation in the EU.
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