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The leasing model is structured to cover the operational lifecycle of the FLIRT Akku units throughout the duration of DB Regio’s transport contract.
This addition is aimed at improving service flexibility and capacity in a competitive corridor.
The order is valued at ₹242.41 crore, equal to approximately EUR 26.6 million.
No other manufacturers submitted offers for the tender, which was issued earlier this year.
Siemens Mobility is currently supplying České dráhy (ČD) with the first Vectron high-speed locomotives, which have a maximum operating speed of 230 km/h.
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and Germany’s Federal Railway Authority (Eisenbahn-Bundesamt, EBA) have approved the Talgo 230 train for operation in Germany and Denmark.
Lokaltog A/S has exercised an option in the contract signed in October 2024 to order ten more battery-powered FLIRT Akku trains from Stadler.
Spanish Talgo is progressing with the approvals of its Avril trainsets to operate on French railway infrastructure.
NEWAG has handed over two additional E4DCU Griffin EU160 electric locomotives to PKP Intercity.
The combined value of the awarded contracts is estimated at NOK 1 billion (approx. €85 million).
Built in the 1980s and refurbished in 2020, the trains previously operated on long-distance routes such as Barcelona–Málaga, Barcelona–Seville, and the Trenhotel service between Barcelona and Paris.
The new stock is expected to begin entering service on the operator’s London–West Midlands routes from spring 2026.
The new trains are planned to enter service in the Stockholm-Mälaren region from spring 2028 under Mälardalstrafik.
Modernization accelerates as older stock exits service. In the first half of 2025, 200 vehicles were scrapped, including 100+ “faux leather” coaches.
The new trains are part of a larger contract involving 31 units ordered by both the regional government and the regional operator Koleje Śląskie.
Half of the fixed order for 10 locomotives was delivered and deployed by two customers.
A total of 38 open wagons designed specifically for mineral transport were delivered for the beginning of the railway’s operational phase.
The six-axle Stadler EuroDual unit expands the operator’s existing lease fleet, continuing its approach of using dual-mode locomotives for both electrified and non-electrified freight operations.
These deliveries bring the total number of refurbished units under the program to eight out of a planned 19.
The modular composition allows selection of single-deck only or a combination of single- and double-deck coaches.