POLAND: The 160 EC developed by Krakow-based EC Engineering is claimed to be the first Polish pantograph design for 20 years.
Developed for speeds up to 160 km/h and 3 kV DC catenary, the pantograph has been tested for two years on Skoda’s Class 182, on PKP Cargo’s Class ET22 and PKP Intercity’s Class EP09 locomotives.
USA: CSX Corp has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pan Am Railways, which operates North America’s largest regional railway in the New England region. Headquartered in North Billerica, Massachusetts, Pan Am owns and operates a 1 900 km network and has a partial interest in ...
INTERNATIONAL: Alstom and Bombardier announced on December 1 that they had received ‘all necessary regulatory approvals’ required to complete the sale of Bombardier Transportation to Alstom.
GERMANY: Franz Kaminski Waggonbau has acquired GATX Rail Europe’s Jungenthal facility at Misburg, near Hannover, which it plans to reopen under the name Franz Kaminski Hanover. Hameln-based company Franz Kaminski Waggonbau undertakes rolling stock maintenance and refurbishment at workshops in Germany, France, Poland and Hungary. ‘We ...
GERMANY: Cummins’ hydrogen business Hydrogenics is to open a factory at Herten in the Ruhr region for the volume production of fuel cells for applications including Alstom’s Coradia iLint multiple-units. The plant with a capacity of 10 MW/year is scheduled to open in July 2021 ...
