Škoda Group and ŽOS Trnava signed a €266.2 million contract, excluding VAT, to supply eight long-distance trains for ZSSK, but the Slovak deal takes effect only once funding is secured.
Škoda is presenting its new-generation RegioPanter battery train at InnoTrans 2026, with more than 100 battery-technology vehicles in production or on order, up to 52 of them abroad.
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.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Group will unveil a new name and visual identity at InnoTrans 2028 before completing its rebranding and retiring the current brand by June 2029.
Up to 123 Prague Škoda 15T trams will receive passenger air conditioning under a six-year framework contract worth nearly PLN 70 million (€16.5 million) awarded to Poland’s Enika.
EUROFIMA is providing nine-year financing worth CZK 4 billion to support České dráhy’s acquisition of 94 two-car regional trains for electrified and non-electrified routes across Czechia.
The Škoda ForCity Plus 52T tram has received the Red Dot Award for its design, after Škoda Group developed the vehicle for Prague’s public transportation company, DPP.
Helsinki tram tender exclusion is being challenged by Škoda Transtech. Parts of a recent Finnish Market Court decision removed the company from the procurement process for new trams intended for the city. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Škoda Group has signed a EUR 120m contract for Škoda electric trains Uzbekistan supply. Under it, the company will provide 10 new-generation regional electric multiple units to Uzbekistan Railways. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Škoda trains for Bulgaria are moving closer to service entry, with the first two units dispatched from the Czech Republic after completing dynamic and safety tests, as reported by RailwayPro.
Škoda BEMU trains for Latvia are moving ahead after Škoda Group won a contract to supply up to 16 battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) trains for operation in the country, according to a Škoda Group statement. Meanwhile, the tender, organised by Autotransporta direkcija (ATD), covers an initial order for nine trains, an option for seven additional units, plus spare parts and training, as reported by Railway-News.
Export of Škoda battery trains to Slovakia may move forward after a framework agreement signed by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ŽSSK) with Škoda Group, as the manufacturer said in a Škoda Group press release.
