France: Fret SNCF is putting into service 160 Class 460 000 locomotives ordered to replace Class 63000 locos on shunting and local freight duties.
The diesel-electrics were designed by Alstom, but are being built by Vossloh at its Valencia plant. Rated at 1 000 kW, they have Caterpillar 3508B engines, a top speed of 100 km/h and weigh 76 tonnes.
After a long period of neglect, railways in Georgia are undergoing reform at a time when they stand to benefit from east-west trade moving via the Transcaucasian route between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.
UK: GB Railfreight has put three Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunters into service moving steel billets from an electric arc furnace to rolling mills at Celsa Steel’s Cardiff site. They are leased from Porterbrook, which said shunters with EU Stage V compliant diesel engines and able ...
NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a €41m Dutch scheme to promote the shift of freight from road to rail by providing direct grants for the installation of upgraded versions of ETCS onboard equipment. The scheme will run from January 1 2025 ...
