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The delivery took place on 3 September 2025, with the EuroDual 272-4 entering service following a test run between Braunschweig and Berlin.
The company has already received four locomotives from the manufacturer in the past. The latest addition is a four-axle hybrid shunting locomotive of the DE 75 Bo’Bo’ type.
These units have already been painted in the operator’s and region’s livery and are undergoing static tests in the electric testing hall.
This is the fastest production rate of 300 locomotives in any financial year to date.
The restructuring brings together infrastructure management, asset maintenance, and real estate administration into a single operational entity.
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.
LTG Cargo moved 560,000 tonnes of new harvest grain by rail in August 2025, setting a new monthly record for the company.
The locomotives were developed and assembled at Stadler’s plant in Valencia, Spain, and have now entered commercial operation on New Zealand’s South Island.
The Gądki terminal of METRANS in Poland undergoes multi-stage rebuild.
The rebranding was finalised at the beginning of September, following several months of preparation.
The joint initiative comes as the European rail freight market is forecasted to grow by approximately 2% annually from 2023 to 2029.
The new line became operational this week and is part of the company’s growing domestic transport offering.
In an interview with French daily Les Échos, FS CEO Stefano Antonio Donnarumma outlined the group's ambition to reshape long-distance rail travel across Europe by expanding its cross-border high-speed network. The goal is to create a rail system that connects major urban centres with a frequency and convenience similar to a metropolitan service.
The intermodal operator will take over the operations from the beginning of 2026.
Direct rail link connects Zeebrugge and Mannheim via digitalized end to end supply chain.
The reorganisation will result in the loss of approximately 170 jobs.
The equipment is part of the Czech Army’s rail-based fuel logistics system.
The new rolling stock is expected to replace part of the existing fleet and support services to destinations including France, Italy, and potentially Spain and the UK during the 2030s.
On 1 September 2025, Contargo will introduce a new intermodal rail service between Duisburg and Dourges.
In an exclusive interview, Ariel Wrzos, owner and CEO of Techkol, explains the benefits of mobile service of rolling stock coming to you, instead of you delivering broken down rolling stock to the workshop. And what the future holds for rolling stock maintenance.
The decision follows technical inspections that uncovered a crack in a bogie component of a Talgo-built Avril train used on the route.
The 1,933-acre site will host 45 turbines and is expected to produce renewable electricity for the region.
Nearly 1,000 trains pass through Warszawa Wschodnia daily, including around 280 long-distance and 670 regional services.
The company is the only Chinese vehicle manufacturer with a licence to operate a China–Europe freight train service independently.
The military administration claims the structure was targeted with explosives.
Iran’s Ministry of Transport has confirmed that a contract for the Tehran–Mashhad high-speed rail line is close to being finalised, with the signing expected during the Iranian president’s upcoming trip to Beijing.
The company argues that the current structure, comprising six major Class I railroads in the United States, is sufficient to serve shippers efficiently.
The total number of direct daily connections will rise from 11 to 17, representing a 54% increase in cross-border services.
Despite natural disasters in 2024 impacting operations in Switzerland, Austria, and Spain, the manufacturer reports that recovery measures are underway.
The trains are configured to run at speeds of up to 257 km/h (160 mph), serving the route between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston.
The lease includes the possibility of purchasing the units after the contract ends.
The installation is backed by a €10 million investment, co-financed through the European Connecting Europe Facility.
A new domestic connection between Kraków and Warsaw will also be offered, marking the operator’s entry into Polish internal rail services.
Rail traffic between Pistoia and Montecatini Terme will resume on Monday, 15 September 2025, following the completion of double-track construction on this section of the Florence–Pistoia–Viareggio line.
These ad hoc test runs will primarily serve to introduce the brand to the Polish market and support the recruitment of up to 300 employees for the company’s newly established Polish subsidiary.
The operator carried out initial test runs of bulk fertilizer trains on the Police–Luboml corridor during May and June 2025.
The first batch of new diesel-electric locomotives ordered by Indonesian state railway operator PT KAI has been delivered and presented in South Sumatra.
TRANSWAGGON is setting new standards in finished vehicle logistics
The collaboration includes a series of direct domestic and international freight corridors designed to shift highway cargo to rail.
The deal, signed on 13 August 2025, is worth approx. EUR 97.5 million.
CZ LOKO is approaching the production milestone of 100 units of its EffiShunter 1000 locomotive type.
China has completed its first piggyback transport trial involving highway tanker trucks.
The current initiative falls under a broader national programme launched in 2017 to overhaul the network by 2050, aimed at improving safety, efficiency, and multimodal connectivity.
Data gathered from the test series will support both the vehicle’s type approval process and future product iterations.
The move follows earlier announcements regarding the company's operational segmentation and is aimed at supporting internal coordination and market alignment.
On 16 August 2025, the Uvinza–Musongati railway section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was officially launched during a ceremony held in Musongati, Rutana Province, Burundi.
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 project will be executed under a design-and-build model and is expected to be completed by June 2026.
The leasing model is structured to cover the operational lifecycle of the FLIRT Akku units throughout the duration of DB Regio’s transport contract.