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[CZ] ČD 380 002 reappears in new standard design [updated]
This article was originally published on 13.12.2019 – and updated on 17.02.2020. Update 17.02....
[PL / Expert] Koleje Dolnośląskie tenders for new multiple units, including hybrids
Koleje Dolnośląskie (KD), the regional rail operator in the Lower Silesian Voivodship of Pola...
[EU / Expert] Akiem Group acquires Macquarie Europe Rail’s rolling stock leasing business
Today, Akiem Group has announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which the company will ...
[DE] HVLE announces: EuroDual authorized in Germany [updated]
German operator HVLE has positive news for the fans of new powerful six-axle locomotives: EBA, the G...
[PL / Expert] Two times special: The new E6ACTadb-027 for Cemet [updated]
This article was originally published on 10.02.2020 and updated on 17.02.2020 (new pictures added). ...
[EU / Expert] Confirmed: Bombardier and Alstom in talks to combine their rail activities (+context) [updated x2]
This article was posted on 22.01.2020, and updated on 13.02.2020 and 17.02.2020 (new information add...
[BG / Expert] Bulgarian National Infrastructure Company is looking for new electrics
It turns out that BDZ Passenger services is not the only Bulgarian state operator looking for new el...
[DE] The real thing: Meet the Metronom TRAXX P160 AC3
No more photoshop (we were pretty close, by the way). This time we bring you a picture of the real t...
[UK] And the light is green! UK will build HS2 Phase 1 and 2a
On 11 February 2020, British PM Boris Johnson gave his green light for the long-discussed and contro...
[AT / Expert] Siemens resumes production of Vectron locomotives for ÖBB (fast) [updatedx3]
This article was first published on 20.01.2020 – and is updated continuously – latest up...
[RS / Expert] Small, but successful: Two more EffiShunters 300 heading to Serbia
Czech manufacturer CZ Loko will deliver two more of its smallest locomotives in its portfolio – Ef...
[DE / Expert] DB Regio awarded Lausitz Network contract; Mireo in regio-red [updated]
This article was published on 20.12.2019 and updated on 14.02.2020 (new visuals and information adde...
[CZ / Expert] Exclusive: the new Vectron design for Cargo Motion
A new player on the Czech rail freight market: Cargo Motion. Recently, it has added two Vectron loco...
[SE / Expert] The return of double-o-seven [updated]
(James) Bond never dies. And now he’s off to Sweden! We are updating our article with fresh in...
[AT / Expert] Crème brûlée: WLC 187 324 back in Kassel for repairs
Curious: WLC TRAXX AC3 no. 187 324 was damaged ‘considerably’ during a fire, on 20.01.20...
[NL] Comeback in orange and black: Rail Feeding Class 66 in G&W design
The ‘Hommels’ are back! Were they gone? Sort of. Starting in 2016, Dutch rail freight op...
[PL / Expert] Operator profile: ZPK Szumowo & Natrix
We are continuing our new series of articles about Polish railway operators. Today we present “...
[NL] All A(TO)board! Automated train with passengers tested in the Netherlands
Today, an Arriva-operated Stadler GTW DMU was the premiering train that welcomed passengers in an au...
[LV / Expert] RegioTiger? Škoda 7Ev for Latvia – exterior design revealed
After a troublesome tender (which Talgo did not win), Škoda is moving forward with its EMU project ...
[UK / Expert] The Grand Plans of Grand Union Trains – an aspiring British open access operator
Grand Union is a novel rail operator which is planning new open-access train services in the United ...
[CZ] Next week: EffiLiner locomotive in ‘Dukla Jihlava’ design [updated]
This article was originally published on 07.02.2020 and updated on 11.02.2020 – scroll down to...
[FR / Expert] ATO in focus: SNCF’s autonomous freight train project
In 2018 six companies decided to join forces and form a consortium to develop an autonomous freight...
[DE] In the picture: The blue Dosto of RegionalExpress 44
The Railcolor News Expert subscribers read about it first: A unique double-deck train can be seen op...
[DE] Out in the wild: Testing the new trains for S-Bahn Berlin
It has been a while since we last talked about the new S-Bahn for Berlin. The start of tests was off...
[PL] Akiem TRAXX DC3 testing in Poland
The first two TRAXX DC3 locomotives for Akiem were seen together in Poland today, during a test driv...
[DE / Expert] ’20-03′ – the first EuroDual locomotive for HHPI (updated)
If everything goes according to plan, German freight operator Heavy Haul Power International (HHPI) ...
[CH / Expert] Orion: MGB orders new generation EMUs from Stadler Rail
In 2018 Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) started the procurement of new 3-car EMUs. With the new ̵...
[BG / Expert] The modern colors of PIMK Rail – Vectron & Smartron fleet overview
A young and ambitious operator from Bulgaria already owns a fleet of five modern electrics by Siemen...
[EU / Expert] Electrics with Rhenus Logistics logos (plus a new one) [updated]
New: Akiem 186 363 has the logos of Rhenus Rail and it is hired to RRI – Rhenus Rail from St. ...
[EU / Expert] Under construction: more TRAXX MS2e locomotives for Akiem [updatedx2]
This article was first published on 04.02.2020 – and updated on 10.02.2020 Bombardier has resu...
[FR] SNCF: A colourful farewell for Patrick a.k.a. TGV 01
An explosion of colors to say farewell to the first TGV Sud-Est high-speed train. Set TGV 01, named...
[DE / Expert] Dual Mode in Multiple Mode: Vectron Hybrids running tests together
Details are important. Thus, our ongoing coverage of the pre-introduction tests for the Vectron Dual...
[IT / Expert] Orange in Italy: A Dinazzano Po EffiShunter 1000 at work
As reported at the beginning of 2019, Italian freight operator Dinazzano Po ordered two EffiShunter ...
[SK] Škoda presents the first ‘Slovak Panter’ for ZSSK [corrected]
Škoda Transportation, in consortium with ŽOS Trnava, has presented the first out of 25 new EMUs fo...
[IT / Expert] New and growing players in freight rail from Italy – EVM Rail and InRail
The established private freight rail operator from Italy, InRail, has received a certificate allowin...
[DE] The real thing: Westbahn-KISS in DB Fernverkehr design [updatedx2]
This article was first published on 26.01.2020 and update on 05.02.2020. We thank Ludwigsfelde_train...
[DK / Expert] Vectron ‘Sandwich’ with a Spanish filling: Talgo wins DSB’s passenger car tender [updated]
Just in from Denmark: Talgo will deliver new loco-hauled trains to Danske Statsbaner (DSB). As of ...
[DE / Expert] Battery power: Coradia Continental BEMUs for Chemnitz – Leipzig
As reported earlier by Railcolor News, Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (ZVMS) and Verkehr...
[SI / Expert] Sneak peek: The FLIRT DMU for Slovenske železnice on the move tests in Austria [updated]
In 2018 and 2019 Slovenske železnice (SŽ) a range of FLIRT and KISS trains from Stadler Rail for ...
[NL] ‘Brenter’ follows after Brexit: Eurostar speeds up Amsterdam – London connections
Brexit may have started this month, yet at the end of April, the UK will be closer to mainland Europ...
[NO / Expert] Video: Norske Tog launches a tender for up to 200 trainsets
As reported previously, 2020 marks the year in which Norske Tog tenders for new regional trains. Tod...
[CH] And action: Südleasing > SBBCI 193 518 ‘Ceneri2020’
Today, there is a special train is on its way to the Ceneri 2020 base tunnel. A good moment to see t...
[CH] In the picture: MRCE Vectrons in BLS Cargo / Crossrail design
Our Expert subscribers learned about it first: BLS Cargo is hiring six MRCE Vectrons to cover the ne...
[PL / Expert] PKP Intercity hires PKP Cargo locomotives
The beginning of February brought changes (again) to PKP Intercity’s multi-system locomotives park...
[DE] Special delivery train: Mireos for the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn and…
The Mireo fleet across Germany is growing. As more units are being outshopped by Siemens, special si...
[DE / Expert] New, yet unreliable: Deutsche Bahn stops delivery of IC2 double deck trains
Currently, Bombardier is building and delivering the third batch of IC trains to Deutsch Bahn. Or be...
[DE / Expert] SRI and Lok-Partner: Blue double deck coaches in Germany
During the next three months, a blue double-deck train will be running on (a section of) the upgrad...
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