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Estonian RegioPanters to start passenger service
Estonian RegioPanters to start passenger service

On Saturday, 29 November 2025, Elron and Škoda Group presented at the Baltic Station (Balti Jaam) in Tallinn one of the new EMUs that will enter service on 15 December.

BEMUs for ZSSK
BEMUs for ZSSK

On 3 December 2025, ZSSK signed a contract with the ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION - ŽOS Trnava consortium for delivery of the RegioPanter BEMUs.

First RegioPanter for Bulgaria complete
First RegioPanter for Bulgaria complete

On 24 November 2025, Škoda Group presented the first Type 18Ev2 EMU for Bulgarian railways at its Plzeň works.

ČD Cargo 2025
International premiere of the new RegioPanter BEMU generation
International premiere of the new RegioPanter BEMU generation

On 23 September 2025, unit 690.001 was unveiled at TRAKO 2025 as a representative of the new generation of RegioPanter BEMUs.

Test runs of the RegioPanter BEMUs
Test runs of the RegioPanter BEMUs

Following the transfer of all four Class 690 RegioPanter BEMUs to Bohumín on 28 November 2024, their handover to České dráhy took place the next day.

ČD's RegioPanter BEMUs moved to their home depot
ČD's RegioPanter BEMUs moved to their home depot

On 28 November 2024, alle four Class 690.2 units moved to their future operational location, Bohumín depot.

More RegioPanters for Bulgaria
More RegioPanters for Bulgaria

On 7 November 2024, Škoda Group signed a contract with the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport for five more RegioPanter EMUs.

Renfe teams up with Arenaways for the Italian passenger market
Renfe teams up with Arenaways for the Italian passenger market

In early October 2024, Renfe's administrative council gave its consent for the state-owned operator to purchase a significant number of shares in Longitude, which is the Italian company which owns open access operator Arenaways.

Alstom will deliver ETCS for RegioJet's RegioPanters
Alstom will deliver ETCS for RegioJet's RegioPanters

On 15 October 2024, Alstom concluded an addendum on the contract with Škoda Group for the supply of the ETCS Level 2 for trains to be manufactured by Škoda for RegioJet.

Škoda to deliver EMUs to Bulgaria
Škoda to deliver EMUs to Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Ministry of Transport and Communications has concluded another (actually, at the moment, the first) of the complicated state-organised tenders for new electric units.

First test runs of RegioPanter in Estonia
First test runs of RegioPanter in Estonia

In the first half of June, unit 3340 was transported from Riga to the Pääsküla depot, the first of a total of sixteen Type Škoda 21Ev RegioPanters of the batch for Elron.

Uue Škoda rongi pidulik vastuvõtt
Uue Škoda rongi pidulik vastuvõtt

This is how Elron announced that on 13 June 2024 a "ceremonial handover of the new Škoda train" took place.

First RegioPanter in Estonia
First RegioPanter in Estonia

On 9 June 2024, RegioPanter 3340 was prepared for transport to Estonia in Riga.

RegioPanter EMUs for RegioJet
RegioPanter EMUs for RegioJet

RegioJet concluded a contract with Škoda Group for the delivery of a total of 23 RegioPanters.

The first PID RegioPanter started test passenger service
The first PID RegioPanter started test passenger service

On 13 May 2024, RegioPanter 640.234 of ČD in PID colours (Pražská integrovaná doprava, Prague's integrated transport) was put into test operation with passengers on the S4 Praha - Kralupy nad Vltavou line.

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