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German components producer has closed a deal to acquire Swiss electronics and signalling technology supplier duagon. The purchase price is estimated at approximately €0.5 bln.
The European Union Agency for Railways has granted approval for Siemens Mobility’s Vectron MS locomotives to operate at a maximum speed of 230 km/h in the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland.
Poland: Late last year, rolling stock manufacturer Pesa signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Leipzig-based tram builder HeiterBlick.
Recent deals and tenders in the locomotive market.
Germany: The first two of Potsdam’s new Stadler Tramlink trams entered regular passenger service in December.
Recent deals and tenders in the freight wagon market.
The Austrian company TransANT, which has been working with Dniprovagonmash since 2024 within the TAS financial-industrial group, has reported the delivery of the wagon to Hungary.
Germany: The first locomotive-hauled set from Deutsche Bahn's fleet began operating on the Copenhagen–Hamburg route over the weekend. The launch comes two years later than originally planned.
Germany: The first three-section, low-floor TINA tram from Stadler entered passenger service on Line 5 in Rostock on 12 December.