KiwiRail and Stadler will prepare the three locomotives for operation over the next four to six weeks. After this phase, the locomotives will move to the main line for further testing.
EVG has warned that Italo’s planned entry into Germany’s long-distance rail market could weaken ICE and IC services in several cities outside the main corridors.
Hitachi Rail and PESA Bydgoszcz have signed a strategic cooperation agreement covering high-speed trains, double-deck vehicles and technology transfer in Poland.