BANGLADESH: The first of 20 diesel-electric multiple-units which CNR Tangshan is building for Bangladesh Railways under a US$58·3m contract signed in August 2011 has been completed.
Based on CNR’s EMU technology but equipped with underfloor powerpacks, the three-car DMUs will have a capacity of 300 passengers and a top speed of 80 km/h.
They are to be deployed on metre-gauge routes around Dhaka and Chittagong.
BANGLADESH: The Asian Development Bank is to provide a further US$150m for projects to increase capacity and improve safety on the Bangladesh Railway network, following the signature of a loan agreement in Dhaka on August 26. This should enable BR to complete double-tracking of the 64 km Tongi – Bhairab ...
BANGLADESH: A Railweight in-motion weighing system has been installed to protect the Bangabandhu bridge over the River Jamuna in Bangladesh. Weight limits were imposed on freight trains crossing the 4·8 km road and rail bridge after cracks appeared, but manual inspection of the 17 trains/day proved time consuming ...
Argentina: The province of San Luis has acquired a 3GS-24C GenSet N-ViroMotive for 11m pesos. Australia: Fortescue has ordered 246 iron ore wagons from CNR, while Pacific National has ordered 728 coal hoppers from CSR Yangtze. Bangladesh: CNR Tangshan is to supply BR with 20 three-car metre-gauge ...
