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NewsRebuilt diesel-battery hybrid loco in service
NETHERLANDS: Tata Steel’s Velsen-Noord plant has put into service the first of 10 General Electric 90 tonne Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives dating from 1963-71 which are being rebuilt into diesel-battery hybrids. Tata Steel is refurbishing the frames and wheelsets, with Bemo Rail undertaking the rest of the ...
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NewsKTZ and Wabtec finalise US$405m locomotive order
KAZAKHSTAN: Wabtec has finalised a US$405m agreement to supply Evolution Series ES44ACi (TE33A) diesel locomotives to national railway KTZ, which is upgrading its ageing fleet to meet growing demand. The locos will be built at Wabtec’s LKZ plant in Astana, which employs over 700 people. Deliveries ...
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NewsOman – UAE railway locomotive and technical support contracts awarded
ASIA: UAE to Oman railway project promoter Hafeet Rail has awarded Progress Rail a contact to supply 27 EMD SD70ACS diesel locomotives. These will be designed to withstand the desert conditions, with advanced sand filtration systems as well as carbon emission reduction technologies. ‘This partnership reaffirms ...
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NewsSaudi Arabia Railways seeks 200 km/h trainsets
SAUDI ARABIA: National operator Saudi Arabia Railways has invited expressions of interest in the supply of 200 km/h trainsets to expand and modernise the passenger fleet on the north–south network. SAR is seeking 15 trainsets each comprising two power cars and five coaches, as well eight ...
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NewsLNG locomotive fuel agreement signed
KAZAKHSTAN: A framework agreement for the use of liquefied natural gas instead of diesel to fuel locomotives has been signed by national railway KTZ, loco manufacturer Wabtec and Canada-based central Asian energy company Condor Energies. In 2022 KTZ and Wabtec signed a memorandum of understanding for ...
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NewsKiwiRail locomotives shipped to New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND: Stadler has shipped the first two of the Class DM main line diesel locomotives that its Valencia factory in Spain is building for KiwiRail. In 2021 the national railway awarded Stadler a €228m contract to supply 57 six-axle locomotives for ...
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Rail Business UKGB Railfreight deploys diesel-battery hybrid shunting locos
UK: GB Railfreight has leased four Clayton Equipment Class 18 Hybrid+ shunting locomotives from Beacon Rail to support its work delivering materials for infrastructure manager Network Rail. Developed by Clayton primarily for industrial use and as a replacement for the ageing Class 08 diesel shunters, the ...
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Rail Business UKFreight operator says HVO is the only alternative to electrification
UK: ‘Until a firm commitment is made to electrification of the UK network, hydro-treated vegetable oil is the only credible solution to rail freight decarbonisation’, according to DB Cargo UK’s Chief Sales Officer Roger Neary. ’More services could be operated with HVO if the right policies ...
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NewsLocomotives ordered to support Simandou iron ore venture
GUINEA: The SimFer mining joint venture has awarded Wabtec a US$277m contract to supply Evolution Series ES43ACmi diesel locomotives for the Simandou iron ore project. The number of locos is not being disclosed but is understood to be several dozen. Wabtec said the dual-cab locomotives with ...
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NewsWabtec expands Indian locomotive servicing capabilities
INDIA: Wabtec has begun maintaining locomotives at Gooty in Andhra Pradesh under a model which sees Indian Railways provide the infrastructure and staff while the manufacturer leads technical supervision to meet availability, reliability and fuel efficiency targets. The three-year contract covers the regular maintenance of up ...
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NewsKTZ begins taking delivery of CRRC locomotives
KAZAKHSTAN: National railway KTZ has taken delivery of the first four of up to 200 locomotives which are to be supplied by CRRC under a US$1·3bn framework agreement signed when Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited China last October. The CKD6S diesel shunting locos being supplied by ...
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Rail Business UKIn-house ETCS installation for Class 66 variant
UK: Freightliner and Siemens Mobility are to undertake the first-in-class retrofitting of ETCS equipment to a Class 66V, a variant of the widely-used EMD Class 66 diesel locomotive family. A DB Cargo UK Class 66 has previously been retrofitted with ETCS at Progress Rail’s site in ...
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Rail Business UKCarbon Clean & Capture process cuts diesel loco emissions
UK: Independent testing has been undertaken to measure the reduction in emissions which can obtained by fitting a diesel shunting locomotive with Advanced Hydrogen Technologies Group’s Engine Carbon Clean & Capture technology. AHT worked with Harry Needle Railroad Co, which owns the 1950s designed Class 08 ...
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NewsMaintenance deal to enhance Carajás loco fleet
BRAZIL: Mining group Vale has signed a 10-year master service agreement with Wabtec Corp for maintenance of the Evolution series diesel-electric locomotives used on the 1 600 mm gauge Estrada de Ferro Carajás. Worth R$1∙8bn, the agreement will ‘optimise the maintenance services for Vale’s fleet, increasing ...
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NewsDomestically produced Iranian locomotive unveiled
IRAN: Mapna Group has unveiled a MAP30 freight locomotive with a MP610 diesel engine. Mapna said the 2 950 kW locomotive is designed to withstand the most severe weather conditions and would be ‘a robust addition to the country’s rail fleet’. Components including the traction motors, ...
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NewsTrain ferry shunting locos supplied
ITALY: Vossloh Rolling Stock has supplied FS Group’s Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal subsidiary with five DE18 diesel locomotives for shunting trains onto Strait of Messina train ferries and three for hauling maintenance trains around Napoli and Torino. The locomotives have been purchased ...
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NewsIndonesian locomotive maintenance services agreement signed
INDONESIA: National railway PT KAI and Progress Rail have signed a six-year maintenance services agreement covering 35 EMD GT38AC diesel locomotives which were delivered in 2022 to haul coal trains in south Sumatra. The MSA covers a major overhaul, parts for all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, ...
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NewsShunting robot deployed at Finnish port
FINLAND: Vollert Anlagenbau has supplied a Tandem DER 150 radio-controlled shunting robot to move trains being loaded with iron sulphate at the port of Pori in Finland. The 100 tonne machine has a Stage V-compliant diesel engine powering four electric motors on the four axles and ...
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NewsLocos modernised for African lease fleet
SOUTH AFRICA: Leasing company Traxtion has completed a major overhaul of five Class 39 diesel locomotives which it acquired from South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail as part of a strategy of expanding its fleet to meet a growing demand for rail freight services in Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
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NewsPresident unveils Sierra Leone iron ore railway locos
SIERRA LEONE: President Julius Maada Bio attended the unveiling of 10 diesel locomotives which CRRC Ziyang has supplied for the 197 km railway linking Leone Rock Metal Group’s New Tonkoliri Iron Mine with the port of Pepel. The locos were unveiled on ...