Europe’s ageing diesel shunters: ticking time-bomb or chance of lifetime?

by Esther | 12-06-2026 | In the media, News

Our CEO, Luuk von Meijenfeldt, shares in RailFreight.com Magazine how Europe’s ageing fleet of centre-cab diesel locomotives is not a crisis, but a once-in-a-generation opportunity for transformation. He highlights battery and hybrid technologies as key to...

NEXRAIL orders 20 additional DE18 Smart Hybrid locomotives

by Esther | 07-01-2026 | News, Press release

Kiel, January 2026 – NEXRAIL and Vossloh Rolling Stock have signed an agreement for 20 additional DE18 Stage V SmartHybrid locomotives. Envisaged delivery is in 2027. The locomotives will be delivered with an upgraded homologation, including ETCS Level 2 (BL3.6)...

NEXRAIL selects Stadler’s EURO9000 Panto-Battery Hybrid Locomotives to move rail freight to zero-emission

by Esther | 12-11-2025 | News, Press release

NEXRAIL has placed an order with Stadler for the supply of up to 200 EURO9000 panto-battery hybrid locomotives. This EURO9000 combines up to 9MW of pantograph power with 1,2MW of high-performance battery power. It will be the first mainline corridor locomotive that...

Co-interview with InfraVia Capital Partners

by Esther | 09-09-2025 | In the media, News

A co-interview with InfraVia Capital Partners. Read the full interview in the document below. Documents Interview with InfraVia Capital Partners

NEXRAIL and Stadler cooperate on sustainable locomotives

by Esther | 01-10-2024 | News, Press release

At InnoTrans 2024, NEXRAIL and Stadler Valencia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purpose of exploring a collaboration on the development of next generation dual-mode and hybrid locomotives for European and UK rail freight markets. The intention is...