Central & Eastern Europe (Europe) News
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Growing Together with Rolling Stock
SŽ-VIT delivers locomotive overhauls, bogie and brake maintenance and Stadler EMU servicing for fleet owners across Europe.
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Alstom Celebrates Launch of First ETCS Level 2 Passenger Service in Romania
Alstom has celebrated the launch of Romania's very-first European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 enabled passenger service.
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Lithuania: Stadler FLIRT Train Enters Service on Vilnius–Kaunas Route
Lithuanian Railways has celebrated the service entry of the first of 15 brand-new Stadler FLIRT electric trains.
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Türkiye Opens High-Speed Rail Line to Bulgarian Border
Türkiye has opened a 153-kilometre section of the Halkalı–Kapıkule high-speed railway to the Bulgarian border.
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The 643-027 Sold to SKINEST
SŽ – VIT has sold refurbished diesel locomotive 643-027 to Skinest's Croatian branch for shunting in the Zagreb area.
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Mosdorfer Rail Awarded Ankara–Izmir High-Speed Rail Electrification Contract
Mosdorfer Rail has been awarded a contract to supply overhead line equipment for Turkey's Ankara–Izmir high-speed rail line.
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ŠKODA Group Showcase New Low-Floor Tram for Prague at InnoTrans 2026
ŠKODA Group has revealed a new five-section, 100% low-floor tram built to navigate the sharp curves of Prague's historic centre.
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Siemens to Build New Rail Service Centre in Poland
Siemens Mobility has announced an expansion of its European rail service network with the construction of a new Rail Service Center in Gądki…
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Stadler to Open Central Asia's First Aluminium Railcar Body Production Site
Stadler has announced it will be expanding its production site in Astana to handle aluminium car body welding and painting workshops.
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Bulgaria: Alstom Coradia Stream Trains Enter Service for BDZ
BDZ has announced the service entry of a set of two Alstom Coradia Stream trains – the first of an order of 35.
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Škoda Group Begins Production of New Arriva Trains for Czechia
Škoda Group has started production of a new generation of electric multiple units for Arriva, with the first car body already painted.
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Port Polska: TBM Construction Advances in Łódź
The assembly of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is advancing at the construction site of the High-Speed Rail tunnel in Łódź.
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Greece: Service Begins on Kalamaria Extension of Thessaloniki Metro
The Kalamaria extension of Greece's fully-driverless Thessaloniki metro has officially commenced passenger service.
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Major Works Completed on Southern Section of Riga Central Station
Major construction works have been completed on the southern section of the new Riga Central Station building in Latvia.
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Alstom Delivers Traxx Universal Locomotives to Captrain Polska
Alstom has announced the delivery of a set of three third-generation Traxx Universal multi-system locomotives to Captrain Polska.
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Standardized Interfaces to Intelligent Field Devices: EULYNX and the zentrak OBJECT CONTROLLER PLATFORM
voestalpine Railway Systems outlines how its zentrak OBJECT CONTROLLER PLATFORM supports EULYNX-based railway signalling.
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Škoda Group Completes Delivery of Twenty EMUs for Bulgarian Operation
The Škoda Group has announced the completed delivery and handover of twenty four-car electric multiple units (EMUs) for use in Bulgaria.
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Hitachi Rail Commissions New Signalling Systems in Romania
Hitachi Rail has commissioned new electronic signalling systems at Ciulnița and Fetești railway stations in Romania.
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First Wheel Replacements Completed on Stadler Trainsets in Ptuj
SŽ – Vleka in tehnika completes first wheel replacement on Stadler trainsets in Ptuj, a milestone for its maintenance team.
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Hungary: Stadler Completes Production of First FLIRT InterCity Train for GYSEV
Stadler has celebrated the completed production of the first of 11 FLIRT InterCity electric multiple units for GYSEV Ltd.
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Siemens-Led Consortium to Modernise Signalling Across Romania
Siemens Mobility has been awarded three major contracts for the modernisation of railway signalling and interlocking systems in Romania.
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TBM Delivered for Port Polska High-Speed Rail Tunnel in Łódź
Construction of the High-Speed Rail tunnel in Łódź has reached a major milestone with the delivery of the first components of a TBM.
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Alstom to Modernise Key Section of Romanian Railway Corridor
Alstom has been awarded a contract to modernise the Craiova–Caransebeș Lot 2 railway section in Romania, between Filiasi and Igiroasa.
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Škoda Group to Implement ETCS on New Hybrid RegioJet Trains
The ETCS developed by Škoda affiliate The Signalling Company will be deployed on 34 new Škoda Group hybrid BEDMU trains destined for RegioJe…
