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March 13, 2026 | Fleet

ÖBB orders more Stadler Flirt BEMUs

The Flirt Akku trains can operate on electrified and non-electrified lines.

December 11, 2025 | Fleet

Škoda wins Latvian BEMU order

First Škoda battery trains for 1520mm gauge ordered by regional operator ATD.

September 10, 2025 | Infrastructure

Scotland funds more electrification

£342m to electrify Fife Circle and Borders lines and procure 69 new trains.

September 9, 2025 | Fleet

Alstom to supply New Zealand’s first BEMU fleet

$US 634.5m contract to supply and maintain 18 BEMUs for Wellington commuter network.

August 12, 2025 | Main line

Lokaltog orders 10 more battery trains

Stadler will supply two-car Flirt Akku trains to Danish regional operator.

April 23, 2025 | Fleet

DB Regio orders Stadler BEMUs for Central Thuringia battery network

Stadler will supply 19 Flirt Akkku trains with a range of 80km on battery power.

March 24, 2025 | Fleet

Slovakia launches fleet tenders worth over €780m

ŽSSK plans to order up to 15 inter-city trains and 36 BEMUs.

March 13, 2025 | Analysis

British operators make the case for DMU replacement

BEMUS combined with partial electrification is the favoured solution, as Robert Preston reports.

September 16, 2024 | Fleet

Significant growth predicted for global multiple-unit market

SCI Verkehr forecasts annual market value of new trains to exceed €16bn by 2028.

July 29, 2024 | Commuter Rail

Boston’s MBTA to introduce BEMUs

New emission-free fleet could enter service in early 2028.

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