Germany: Designed for monitoring track conditions, the vehicle can accommodate up to four people in its two cabins. Upon customer request, it can be upgraded for remote control or full automation.
EU: Austrian Transport Minister Peter Hanke announced that the relevant initiative would be submitted to the European Commission before the end of the year.
Germany: A fleet of four three-section ForCity Plus 48T trams has entered passenger service in the German city. Operator VBBr expects to receive the remaining four units ordered by 2028.
Austria, Germany: The German producer has signed a relevant agreement with voestalpine, an Austrian steel and technology company.
Germany, Japan: The double-cab diesel locomotive ST-S-1380-D was built in 2022 by the German manufacturer as a one-off unit commissioned by a Japanese steel plant.
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.
Denmark, Germany: Since early November, two locomotive-hauled trainsets have been running on the Copenhagen–Hamburg line, served by the Danish national operator DSB.
Germany: The train has been equipped with automation systems, sensors and cameras at the manufacturer’s test and validation centre in Wegberg-Wildenrath.
France: The Board of the French national operator SNCF, which holds the controlling share of the European passenger operator Eurostar, has approved a framework contract worth around €2 bln.