Wabtec news
The latest news about Wabtec and the rail industry.
Wabtec awarded second TransGuinéen Railway loco order
GUINEA: Iron order mining company Winning Consortium Simandou has awarded Wabtec a US$248m contract to supply Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives for use on the TransGuinéen Railway.
Chilean freight operator orders Wabtec locos
CHILE: Rail logistics company Transap has ordered four Wabtec C30ACi diesel locomotives as part of its fleet renewal plans.
New York Subway battery-diesel maintenance locos approved for use
USA: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved the operation of battery-diesel hybrid locomotives ordered from Wabtec to haul maintenance trains on the Subway network.
Wabtec acquires relay and pantograph component businesses
EUROPE: Wabtec has acquired Fanox, a Spanish producer of medium-voltage relays which will expand its range for onboard and industrial applications, and Kompozitum, a Slovakian manufacturer of machined carbon and graphite components with metal or resin impregnation which Wabtec said would improve its pantograph portfolio.
KTZ 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.
LNG 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.
Locomotives ordered to support Simandou iron ore venture
Wabtec expands Indian locomotive servicing capabilities
Australian ETCS interoperability initiative underway
Maintenance deal to enhance Carajás loco fleet
Wabtec opens Indian rail component manufacturing campus
Ukrainian Railways to order Wabtec locomotives
Logistics company orders locos to enter Uruguayan rail market
Shuttlewagon Commander NXT wagon mover launched
MRS Logística orders Wabtec locomotives
Oslo EMU door and HVAC systems ordered
Indian electric locomotive brake contract awarded
Pilbara heavy haul battery locomotive unveiled
Brakes and couplers ordered as part of New York Subway fleet renewal
Interview: Making trains even greener
Kazakh hydrogen loco co-operation
Progress Rail sues Wabtec alleging breach of contract and damaging statements
Vale to study ammonia fuel and orders battery locos
Indonesian locomotive parts agreement