Germany: The leasing company manufactured the prototype at its own Waggonbau Graaff factory in Elze, Germany. Previously, the same site produced a tank wagon for transporting ammonia and all types of LNG.
Switzerland: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has named Siemens Mobility the winner of the framework tender published last summer.
Denmark, Germany: Since early November, two locomotive-hauled trainsets have been running on the Copenhagen–Hamburg line, served by the Danish national operator DSB.
India: National operator Indian Railways has announced this target, expanding on earlier plans to introduce 200 Vande Bharat seated and sleeper trains in 2025–2026.
Austria: After many years of testing the DDEMU2 EMUs in the EU, it has been announced that their certification process is nearing completion. The news provoked a wave of criticism from Austria’s railway industry and labour authorities.
Netherlands: A €55 mln project is being implemented by German rail freight operator DB Cargo and Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail.
Belarus: The ROLLINGSTOCK editorial team visited the site, discussed the fulfilment of current contracts, and studied all stages of tram car production together with the company’s Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer Dmitry Parkov.
USA: The start-up Remora, founded in 2020, and operator Pacific Harbor Line have signed an agreement to jointly develop this technology.
Norway: Since autumn 2024, Austrian metrology company PJM has been conducting trials of the vehicle on Norway's rail network, including the Flåm Railway with gradients up to 55‰.
