Belgium: Despite pressure from Alstom and Siemens Mobility, the national operator SNCB has once again selected the Spanish manufacturer as its preferred supplier.
28 July 2025
Belgium: Despite pressure from Alstom and Siemens Mobility, the national operator SNCB has once again selected the Spanish manufacturer as its preferred supplier.
Guinea: A total of 10 ballast hoppers, 10 container flatcars, four passenger coaches, and one luggage carriage have been produced for the 135 km Kamsar–Sangarédi line with a track gauge of 1,435 mm.
USA: The coaches were moved from the Sacramento plant to the Transportation Technology Center operated by ENSCO in Pueblo for year-long trials.
India: The order has been officially confirmed by India’s Ministry of Railways. The ministry noted that trains of this series will be introduced concurrently in both Japan and India.
Germany: Siemens Mobility has presented the first two-car battery-electric trainset from the “economy” version of its Mireo platform.
Russia: Ural Locomotives has been granted the TR CU 001/2011 certificate for the train’s serial production over a five-year period, until July 2030.
China: A prototype of the train designed for a maximum speed of 250 km/h is expected to be ready by the end of the year. No further technical specifications were disclosed
Czech Republic: The manufacturer has signed a €300 mln contract with Arriva’s Czech division on supply of 22 such trains. The new vehicles are expected to enter revenue service in Czechia late in 2028.
China: Last week, the train, named Starlight Yanzhao, transported its first passengers from Beijing to Chengde.