ČD Cargo has ordered 12 more TRAXX 3 MS locomotives equipped with the Atlas on-board system (ETCS Level 2, Baseline 3). The locomotives should be delivered in the first half of 2026 at the latest. The contract value amounts to EUR 45 million. These 12 TRAXX 3 MS locomotives will expand the current fleet of 16 Alstom locomotives already in use by the carrier and the 21 locomotives that will be gradually taken over in 2024 and 2025. In total, ČD Cargo will own 49 of these modern interoperable locomotives by mid-2026.

"The signing of the contract for the delivery of additional locomotives will enable us to further expand into foreign markets where ČD Cargo continues to grow its market share. Last year we transported more than 10 million tonnes of goods abroad. The 12 locomotives will be used by our subsidiaries CD Cargo Poland and CD Cargo Slovakia," said Tomáš Tóth, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company ČD Cargo on the occasion of the contract conclusion.

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