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[PL / Expert] New locomotives for Lotos Kolej with ETCS ready to go [updated]
On 13.12.2019 Lotos Kolej published the information that it has signed a contract for the delivery o...
[LU / Expert] Third order under delivery: more KISSes for Luxembourg
The red and white fleet of double-deck Stadler KISS EMUs made for CFL just got bigger. In addition t...
[FR / Expert] Inside Belfort, where the Prima H4s for SBB are born
We like visiting factories. One by one we take you on a tour through the various facilities across E...
[FR] The end of a monopoly? About the first tender for regional services in France
The monopoly of SNCF in TER regional trains services in France may be over soon. Provence-Alpes-Côt...
[UK] Trains to the last resort: UK Government takes over Northern rail franchise
The removal of Arriva, the arrival of Operator of Last Resort (OLR). On 01.03.2020, UK’s Departmen...
[FR / Expert] Time to take the leap: More Akiem electrics to Central Europe
Slowly but steadily, more French electrics of lease company Akiem are being transferred to Central/E...
[PL / Expert] Lotos Kolej tenders for DC and MS electric – the results [updated]
Two times for DC locomotives, three times for MS. Polish railway operator Lotos Kolej tendered for n...
[PL] 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8.. Griffins in a row
Just because it is nice – and unlikely we will ever see it again: eight brand new shiny Griffi...
[US / Expert] A first look: the Viaggo USA passenger cars for California
Last week, Siemens USA presented its PRIIA / Viaggio USA passenger car for Caltrans’ and Amtra...
[DE] In the picture: The 7-car ICE 4 [updated x2]
Last time we checked, there was a ‘special’ 6-car version on tests. Now, the ‘shor...
[EU / Expert] When 188 and 189 meet – and need to work together [updated]
Is it a coincidence? Or a planner that likes his train combination sorted by color? We don’t k...
[PL / Expert] What happened to the Oberpfalzbahn Pesa Link DMUs?
At the end of February, Polregio (ex. Przewozy Regionalne) announced it has acquired a used Link DM...
[CZ / Expert] Operator profile: Cargo Motion [updated]
Cargo Motion will soon be more visible. The freight operator is finishing up wrapping two ELL-leased...
[DE / Expert] About the H3 locomotives for Hanseatisches Bahn Contor
Another company in German is awaiting the delivery of new Alstom H3 hybrid locomotives: HBC Hanseati...
[FR] The real thing: Bombardier’s Omneo for Région Centre-Val de Loire
Bombardier and the French region of Région Centre-Val de Loire have presented their first ‘Om...
[DE / Expert] HLB retains Wetterau West-Ost contract – new Lint DMUs
German passenger operator HLB (Hessische Landesbahn) placed the winning bid for the new ‘Wette...
[AT] Giruno no. 10 testing in Austria
Stadler SMILE alias EC250 alias SBB Giruno alias 93 85 0501 010-9 CH-SBB alias RABe 501 010 is now i...
[CZ] Bending metal: The new double-deck trains for České dráhy under construction
It has almost been a year since we reported on five double-deck, push-pull trainsets being ordered b...
[CZ] Another space ship has landed: EP Cargo 383 063
Today was a busy day in Břeclav, near the CZ-AT-border. At least a busy day for the lovers of color...
[CZ] RailAdventure 183 500 in the Czech Republic
RailAdventure’s ES64U4 electric, which the company acquired last year from mgw Service, runnin...
[DE / Expert] The new Metronom TRAXX AC3 has four pantographs and we know why [updated]
Did you notice? The first TRAXX P160 AC3 for LNVG > Metronom, released from work earlier this mon...
[CH / Expert] The new BLS FLIRT en route from assembly to commissioning [updated]
We have been patiently waiting for that one to appear on our radars. And now the moment has arrived ...
[NL] Extra shiny: Raillogix presents MRCE X4E-627 in metallic red
A new eye-catcher for freight services in the Netherlands and Germany; MRCE X4E-627 was released fro...
[US / Expert] In the picture: New Jersey Transit (NJT) heritage locomotives
In October 2019 New Jersey Transit (NJT) announced its own entry into the popular “heritage locomo...
[EU / Expert] Analysis: New batch of AC locomotives for Railpool [updated]
It is interesting to see how Railpool keeps following its own path. It is the only larger lease comp...
[DE] Pink locomotive on the move – the ‘EuroSprinter’ to Wegberg-Wildenrath
Tomorrow, the Siemens ‘Eurosprinter’ demonstrator locomotive from the 90s will be transf...
[SK] VTG Rail Logistics takes majority share in Carbo Rail
Hamburg based VTG Rail Logistics has taken a majority share in the Slovak railway undertaking Carbo ...
[DE] New Smartron alert: Northrail 192 013 joins the fleet of LEG
Indeed, it has been a bit quiet around the Siemens Smartrons recently. But that doesn’t mean t...
[PL / Expert] News for PKP Intercity: Newag Griffin E4DCU granted authorisation
Today, the Polish Office for Rail Transport issued the permits so PKP Intercity can start operating ...
[CH] Hollandpiercer? SBB Cargo International celebrates arrival in the Netherlands with special design
Did you notice? Since the introduction of its second batch of Vectron locomotives, SBB Cargo interna...
[DE / Expert] Deutsche Bahn and Cewe – long-time partners
Creating your own professional-looking photo book – preferably with railway pictures, of cours...
[PL / Expert] Budokrusz signs for second generation Dragon
A second Dragon locomotive in the design of ‘Rail Polonia’. Newag is currently assemblin...
[DE] Rheincargo is re-styling its ex-DB locomotives [updated]
On 21.02.2020 we told you something was cooking in Bruhl-Vochem, we received various notifications a...
[IT] Action in yellow: Medway Italia’s freight trains in Italy
Our Expert subscribers received the news first: a new open-access operator has appeared on the Itali...
[PL] Godspeed Griffins! Eight electrics for PKP IC leave Nowy Sącz
The first 8 out of 30 Newag Griffin locomotives for PKP Intercity have departed from the town of the...
[DE] In the picture: Arriva Nederland’s WINK on tests in Germany [updated]
More than two years ago, Arriva Nederland announced ordering 18 two-car WINK trainsets from Stadler....
[PL / Expert] The tipping point? New versus modernized locomotives for PKP Intercity
PKP Intercity has invited interested companies to submit bids for overhaul + modernization of 20 ele...
[SE / Expert] Green Cargo Transmontana update
It is time for an update on the production of Transmontana electrics for Green Cargo in Sweden. Soft...
[CH / Expert] SBB Cargo International: Südleasing Vectron update
On 21.02.2020 SBB Cargo international picked up another four new Vectron’s in Regensburg. With...
[IT / Expert] Italian EAV is looking for multipurpose locomotives [updated]
Italian regional transport operator Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV) has launched an open procedure tend...
[US / Expert] First Charger locomotive for Altamont Corridor Express testing
Back in 2018, California based San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) ordered four Siemens Cha...
[Creativity] Showcase: Italdesign’s DNA design for Transmashholding
Italdesign’s Industrial Design Division has created a new DNA design concept for Transmashhold...
[US / Expert] Amtrak tests Siemens Chargers on long-distance routes
At the end of 2018, Amtrak has placed an order for 75 Charger locomotives destined to replace aging ...
[NL] A first: Rail Force One to lease Euro 9000 locomotives from ELP
‘Rail Force One is one of the first European railway companies ordering a new generation of he...
[IT] 494 581: The first TRAXX DC3 for CFI [updated]
On 19.02.2020 Italian freight operator CFI took delivery of its first of two Bombardier TRAXX DC3 el...
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