Traction & rolling stock news
Latest news about train technology, including diesel and electric locomotives, multiple units, coaches and wagons.
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.
Rolling stock owners call for action on rail’s ‘patchwork of increasingly expensive technologies’
EUROPE: The Association of European Rail Rolling stock Lessors has called for the more co-ordinated deployment of ERTMS, changes to subsidy policies and measures to ensure life-time support of vehicles. It says these measures are needed to avoid disrupting procurement and to avoid rail pricing itself out of the freight market.
Refurbished Stuttgart S-Bahn trains ready to return to service
GERMANY: The first three Stuttgart S-Bahn electric multiple-units to be refurbished have been unveiled by operator DB Regio and transport authority VRS ahead of their return to passenger service in February.
Lille orders more metro trains
FRANCE: Métropole Européenne de Lille has awarded Alstom a €210m firm order to supply 15 more rubber-tyre automated light metro trainsets, following on from 27 ordered previously.
CN tests medium-power hybrid locomotive
CANADA: CN has unveiled a 3 200 hp diesel-battery hybrid locomotive developed with Knoxville Locomotive Works.
Titagarh Firema unveils EMUs for the Lazio region
ITALY: The first of 38 electric multiple-units ordered by the Lazio region have been unveiled at Titagarh Firema’s Caserta factory.
Five manufacturers invited to bid for Northern Trains fleet renewal contracts
First Montréal Charger loco delivered to Exo
Wagons ordered under SBB Cargo fleet standardisation strategy
GO Transit coach refurbishment contract awarded
Relief for Southeastern passengers as train toilets to be installed
Minsk trams delivered
RER NG trains launched on Line D as Paris fleet renewal accelerates
Regional Railways: Technology offers hope of secondary line revival
Saudi Arabian trains to blend modern aesthetics and advanced technology
Southeastern Class 376 EMU fleet to get mid-life refresh
New York Subway battery-diesel maintenance locos approved for use
Heavy steel train tests digital automatic couplers in real-world conditions
Comment: A glimpse over the horizon
Heavy duty wagons ordered for military transport in the Arctic
SNCF orders 22 Oxygène trains for Bordeaux – Marseille route
Accessibility changes in latest Vitoria-Gasteiz tram order
UK firm wins rolling stock electronics export orders
Southeast Europe: EU funding underpins Bulgarian route modernisation schemes