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Alstom Traxx ETCS compatibility is under scrutiny in Romania as 16 locomotives move through acceptance for passenger service.

12.08.2026

Romania’s 16 Traxx Locomotives Face ETCS Service Risk

Lumo Class 222 Meridian train at London Euston

10.08.2026

Lumo Toilet Faults Force Extra Stops on Long Journeys

New Passenger Trains in Greece Enter Testing

09.08.2026

Greece Tests New Electric and Hybrid Passenger Trains

Alstom Traxx ETCS compatibility is under scrutiny in Romania as 16 locomotives move through acceptance for passenger service.

12.08.2026

Romania’s 16 Traxx Locomotives Face ETCS Service Risk

ROMANIA: Romania’s 16 new Alstom Traxx Passenger locomotives face a risk of being unable to enter regular passenger service because of a reported incompatibility between their onboard ETCS configuration and parts of the CFR network.
Alstom Coradia Stream ETR 104 electric train on the Velim test circuit.

30.07.2026

Romania Orders More EMUs as Bulgaria Tests New Trains

ROMANIA–BULGARIA: The two countries are renewing passenger fleets with 188 contracted EMUs, but delivery, certification and maintenance schedules—not order totals alone—will determine how quickly the new trains reach regular service.
Romania’s CFR Signs 44 km Rail Upgrade with Alstom

22.07.2026

Romania’s CFR Signs 44 km Rail Upgrade with Alstom

Romania’s CFR has signed a contract with the Alstom-led TrackWorks consortium to modernise 44 km between Filiași and Igiroasa for faster passenger and freight operations.
Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs Handed to Romanian IRC

12.03.2026

Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs Reach Romania’s IRC

As reported by Rail Journal, Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs are entering Romanian PSO services. Romania’s Railway Reform Authority (ARF) handed over the first of 13 units assigned to InterRegional Călători (IRC).
Pesa delivers first interregional electric train for Romania

08.09.2025

Pesa delivers first interregional electric train for Romania

Pesa has developed the first interregional Romanian electric train, which is set to be sent in October to a test station at Făurei.
Alstom signed a contract to modernize the Bucharest — Giurgiu line in Romania, a $490 million project that will increase passenger train speeds to 160 km/h.

18.08.2025

Alstom to Modernize the Bucharest — Giurgiu Line in Romania

Alstom signed a contract to modernize the Bucharest — Giurgiu line in Romania, a $490 million project that will increase passenger train speeds to 160 km/h.
Romania presented the Leon diesel train at Bucharest Station — the first domestically built rolling stock certified for use across the European Union.

24.06.2025

Romania launches first domestically built diesel train

Romania presented the Leon diesel train at Bucharest Station — the first domestically built rolling stock certified for use across the European Union.
Romania is investing €428 million to reconstruct the Craiova–Caransebeș railway segment, assigning the major project to Austrian builder PORR. Over 32 km of infrastructure will undergo modernization

13.06.2025

PORR to Modernize Key Railway Section in Romania

Romania is investing €428 million to reconstruct the Craiova–Caransebeș railway segment, assigning the major project to Austrian builder PORR.

30.05.2025

ARF announces tender for electric locomotives with 20-year service

Romania’s railway reform authority ARF has announced a tender for the purchase of 23 electric locomotives, each capable of speeds up to 160 km/h and hauling 16-car passenger trains.
The PESA electric train, manufactured in Poland, was officially unveiled in Romania on May 22 at a conference in Oradea, arriving seven months ahead of the contractual delivery date.

23.05.2025

PESA Electric Train Arrives in Romania Ahead of Schedule

The PESA electric train, manufactured in Poland, was officially unveiled in Romania on May 22 at a conference in Oradea, arriving seven months ahead of the contractual delivery date.
The railway route across the Prut will reconnect Romania and Moldova as both countries have agreed to restore the Cantemir – Falciu section after more than 30 years of inactivity

07.05.2025

Romania and Moldova to Restore the Railway Route across the Prut

The railway route across the Prut will reconnect Romania and Moldova as both countries have agreed to restore the Cantemir – Falciu section after more than 30 years of inactivity.
Hitachi Rail successfully completed the first stage of the Gyorok–Birzava line modernization in Romania, significantly increasing train speeds with advanced technologies

29.04.2025

Hitachi Rail Modernizes Romania’s Railways

Hitachi Rail successfully completed the first stage of the Gyorok–Birzava line modernization in Romania, significantly increasing train speeds with advanced technologies.