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January 3, 2023 | Rolling stock

Croatian Railways signs $US 18.3m battery trains contact

Order placed with Končar is for low-floor trains and recharging facilities.

December 20, 2022 | Fleet

Sicily sees first journey of new Blues train for Trenitalia

Blues train built by Hitachi Rail is first tri-mode to enter service in Europe.

September 26, 2022 | Locomotives

Kazakhstan and Wabtec sign battery and LNG locomotive MoU

Wabtec to manufacture battery shunting locomotives and convert diesels to LNG at its Kazakhstan plant.

September 23, 2022 | InnoTrans 2022

Stadler unveils first IPEMU for Merseyrail

IRJ at InnoTrans 2022: Batteries enable IPEMU to operate on non-electrified lines.

March 15, 2022 | Infrastructure

Germany to introduce partial electrification next year

Three catenary islands will enable the use of battery-electric trains.

January 12, 2022 | Financial

EIB provides €95m finance for hybrid German train fleet

The 31 trains will help reduce emissions by replacing a diesel fleet in the Berlin area.

January 11, 2022 | Fleet

Rio Tinto orders four battery locomotives from Wabtec

Using the locomotives will reduce emissions by double-digits, the manufacturer says.

November 26, 2021 | Fleet

Stadler to build 44 BEMUs for DB Regio

German Palatinate contract is the second battery fleet order in Germany for the Swiss manufacturer.

November 15, 2021 | Fleet

Siemens to build 31 battery-electric trains for VBB network

Hybrid trains will enter traffic with NEB from December 2024 on 10 routes across the VBB network.

August 17, 2021 | Fleet

Study to investigate alternative traction options for 16 German railway lines

Calls for German government to help fund decarbonising railway.

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