In May 2024, Railcolor News informed you about more Akiem ES64U2 electrics being prepared in Budapest-Ferencváros for MÁV–Volán-group daughter company MÁV Rail Tours.  ..read more

A revolution could take place in Austria in the name of Westbahn. The company will apply a few new train paths starting at the end of next year, but there is much more to come.  ..read more

Okay, no real action, pantos down, engines down – it is ‘just’ two locomotives in transit from one workshop to another ..read more

České dráhy had big plans for the 1216 series locomotives when it added 6 to its fleet in 2019 and 2021 ..read more

A coincidence? On 24.07.2024, during an Extraordinary General Meeting of Railcare Group, the plan to acquire 40 percent of the shares (Railcolor News reported in June) in the locomotive rental company AC Finance was officially adopted.  ..read more

In February 2023, RegioJet signed a contract with Alstom to purchase another 13 TRAXX MS3 locomotives, bringing the total to 31 ..read more

New: picture added; 10.07.2024 Railcolor News informed you about two new Smarton locomotives for TFG, or Transferoviar Group, from Romania ..read more

On 23.07.2024, Končar Električna Vozila and HŽ Putnički Prijevoz signed an agreement to build six DEMUs. These will replace the tilting trains Class 7123 that have been running between Split and Zagreb since 2004 ..read more

Alstom has officially announced it has secured the EUR 4 billion contract with go.Rheinland and Verkehrsverbund Rhein Ruhr (VRR) to deliver 90 commuter trains for the S-Bahn Cologne network ..read more

A sister for AIXrail 272 407: this is 272 205 in its new AIXrail action striping – two-tone grey with green accents: The machines got to work right away – currently they are supporting track works in Frankfurt a/M: Together, side by side: The background story In 2022, AIXrail expanded its diesel-traction portfolio with three 3,000 hp power-class locomotives – 272 205, 406 and 407 are Vossloh G2000-3 BB locomotives.  ..read more