• Arriva was selected as preferred operator for a 15-year battery-electric rail contract in Czechia’s Pilsen region worth EUR 291 million.
• Services start in 2030, using 12 new battery-electric trains to replace diesel units; six enter service in 2030, six more in 2033.
• The contract runs through 2045, marking Arriva’s third award in the Pilsen region.

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