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April 28, 2025 | Fleet

Bulgarian EMU contract signed

Alstom will supply 35 Coradia Stream EMUs to Bulgarian Railways.

March 11, 2025 | Fleet

Bulgaria finally selects vendor for troubled EMU contract

Alstom will supply 35 single-deck EMUs under €448m contract.

September 4, 2024 | Fleet

Škoda confirms Bulgarian EMU contract but other deals in doubt

Czech manufacturer will supply at least 20 trains although the status of other Bulgarian fleet contracts looks uncertain.

April 17, 2024 | Fleet

Bulgaria confirms fleet orders

A deal has been agreed with Stadler for new double-deck EMUs while talks continue with Talgo over the supply of 20 push-pull trains.

March 28, 2024 | Financial

CRRC withdraws controversial bid for Bulgarian train contract

The EC launched an investigation of the bid following acquisitions of prohibited state subsidies.

February 20, 2024 | Financial

EC to investigate potential Chinese subsidy of Bulgarian train bid

This is the EC’s first investigation of potential distortion of competition in the EU’s internal market since the introduction of its Foreign Subsidies Regulation in July 2023.

January 12, 2024 | Europe

New Bulgaria-Romania cross-border open-access passenger service

Trains will run from Ruse in Bulgaria to Bucharest in Romania from March and provide a direct link to Bucharest’s international airport.

January 11, 2024 | Europe

North Macedonia project secures €560m funding package

EU, ERBD, and EIB all contributing to the project to improve connectivity with Bulgaria.

December 20, 2023 | Fleet

Bulgarian State Railways orders 10 Smartron locomotives from Siemens

The new order follows an order for 15 locomotives placed in 2020 and completed in 2021.

August 11, 2023 | Fleet

IRJ news in brief - fleet

New EMUs for Croatia, more Inspiro metro trains for Sofia, and first new train for Marseille metro delivered.

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