[DE / Expert] NIMimum delay: New Škoda Express trains enter service in Bavaria in 2020? [updated]

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Scheduled to enter service in 2016, delays in the authorization process, and finally delivered in 2020. This is a story of the six new NIM Express trains made by Skoda Transportation in a nutshell. These units have recently been spotted in Bavaria, ready to start trial operation.

This article was originally published on 08.01.2020 – and updated on 10.11.2020 (new information added).

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