EU approves EUR 300 million support scheme for freight wagon purchases in Slovakia
The measure is based on the EU’s state aid framework and is intended to increase the use of rail for freight transport.
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The measure is based on the EU’s state aid framework and is intended to increase the use of rail for freight transport.
The order follows the activation of an option included in a previous contract and raises the number of Elf units ordered under the current framework to 30.
Three two-car battery-electric units will replace diesel trains currently operating on the RE 47 line between Remscheid-Lennep and Düsseldorf Hbf from summer 2026.
The order consists of 16 three-car and six four-car EMUs based on the new Škoda 26Ev platform.
An important step for the rolling stock leasing company into the world of passenger trains’ leasing.
The new vehicles are scheduled to be operational by the end of 2027.
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) has presented additional Vectron locomotives in new visual designs.
The new units bring the company closer to its target of operating 20 locomotives of this type by 2029.
The delivery of LEMA No. 89 continues this procurement path, adding to CER Cargo’s pool of multi-system locomotives.
MILLET SAS has introduced five Vossloh DE18 locomotives equipped to operate on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
The shipment consists of wagons with a loading capacity of 57.3 m², built specifically for heavy cargo transport.
Once fully operational, the factory is expected to produce more than 1,000 lightweight wagons and up to 3,000 bogies per year.
Banaras Locomotive Works delivers locomotives to CFM, the national carrier in African Mozambique.
The new electric locomotive, named Nina, was officially put into operation in June 2025.
The locomotive is a result of cooperation between Australian UGL and US-based Wabtec Corporation.
This record was set on the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle line, which opened in 2015 and is designed for high speeds.
Flex Bahndienstleistungen and BBL Logistik have each received additional locomotives from European Loc Pool (ELP), adding more units to their existing fleets.
The contract was signed as part of the company’s plans to expand its operational capacity.
These are the first locomotives in the G&K Rail Group’s portfolio.
On 19 June, GRAMPET Group unveiled the new Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU), named "Leon".