INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY
23 Jul 2008 | Locomotive certified in Poland
POLAND: Leasing firm MRCE Dispolok and operator CTL Logistics have received certification from regulatory authority UTK for the operation of four-system Eurosprinter ES64F4 locomotives in Poland. Certification was granted on July 9 following a year-long trial on cross-border traffic to Germany. Al More...
22 Jul 2008 | Newag buys stake in ZNLE
POLAND: Italian firm Team Engineering has sold its 80% stake in Polish electric locomotive repair company ZNLE to Newag for an undisclosed price. An initial 24·99% stake Gliwice-based ZNLE has been transferred, with the remainder subject to regulatory approval. Based in Nowy Sacz, Newag speciali More...
17 Jul 2008 | RENFE maintenance contract
SPAIN: On July 17 a consortium of Bombardier and Talgo announced it had been awarded a 14-year contract to maintain 45 S-130 high speed trainsets which the companies supplied to RENFE. The contract runs to 2022, with Bombardier valuing its share at €128m. The work will be undertaken at RENFE's Sant More...
15 Jul 2008 | More Talgo work for RENFE
SPAIN: RENFE's Integria rolling stock maintenance business is to build Talgo rolling stock for other operators under an agreement signed with the train builder on June 16. Running for a term of 14 years from 2009, the agreement should guarantee 1 150 000 h of work for the Integria sites at Valladoli More...
11 Jul 2008 | The power wrench evolves
WRENCH: An updated version of Robel Bahnbaumaschinen's 30.82 RKS universal power wrench for track fastenings was launched on the track maintenance market last month. An evolution of the widely-used 30.82 machine, the detailed design has been improved with ergonomic changes and more components place More...
10 Jul 2008 | Prima goes modular to tap new markets
LOCOMOTIVES: As well as Europe's changing freight market, Alstom has China, India and Russia in its sights as targets for the latest addition to its product range. Laurent Charlier reports from Belfort. More...
10 Jul 2008 | Industry News in Brief
Knorr-Bremse has selected Budapest as the site of a new factory which will produce braking and air supply systems for rolling stock and other applications from the end of 2009. Production at the company's existing plant in the city will also be moved to the new site. Faiveley is negotiating the p More...
07 Jul 2008 | Banks agree train lease venture
RAILPOOL: This month HSH Nordbank and KfW IPEX-Bank are to launch Railpool, a joint venture to lease rolling stock to private operators. München-based Railpool plans to place orders for locomotives and passenger and freight vehicles once the company is formally established. 'The aim is to create More...
05 Jul 2008 | Products & Technology in brief
CNR Changchun has completed in-service testing of a CW720 bogie developed for New Zealand's 1 067 mm gauge network. Toll had awarded a contract for the supply of 50 air-sprung bolsterless bogies in March 2007. Manusa has updated its platform screen door range with the addition of the InfoBoard, a More...
03 Jul 2008 | Wabtec completes purchase of POLI
POLI: Wabtec Corp announced on July 1 that it had completed it acquisition of braking equipment manufacturer POLI SpA for €53m. POLI employs 500 people in Italy and Macedonia, and has annual sales of €30m, primarily in Europe. 'We will begin immediately to integrate our existing products and techn More...
