Freight news – Page 100
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News3ES5S electric freight locomotive on test
RUSSIA: The first 3ES5S electric freight locomotive produced by Transmashholding’s Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Works has started 5 000 km of test running at the VNIIZhT circuit at Shcherbinka near Moscow, ahead of trials on the Russian Railways network. The 3ES5S is a three-section version of the 2ES5S, ...
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NewsELP orders 9 MW multi-system electric locos
EUROPE: Stadler has announced an order which it describes as ‘a landmark event in the European market’, with leasing company European Loc Pool becoming the first customer for its 9 MW six-axle TSI-compliant multi-system electric locomotive design. The 10 locomotives ordered by ELP will be suitable for use in Germany, ...
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NewsPort deal secures iron ore rail link
BRAZIL: Plans for a rail-served iron ore mine in the southern part of Bahia state are expected to move ahead, following the signing of agreements for the development of bulk export terminals at the new Porto Sul deep-water facility near Ilhéus and the founding of a special purpose company to ...
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NewsCoolRail to cut carbon footprint of fresh food
EUROPE: Food logistics company Euro Pool System has launched a thrice-weekly CoolRail dedicated temperature-controlled service to transport fresh produce between Valencia in Spain and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This is intended to be first route of planned network of CoolRail services which would link Spain with Germany, Scandinavia and the ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
The EP Logistics International subsidiary of Energetický a Průmyslový Holding has agreed to acquire a 100% stake in freight operator LOCON Logistik & Consulting for an undisclosed price, subject to regulatory approval. Established in 2002, Berlin-based LOCON has 30 mostly diesel locos and 150 wagons, and operates intermodal services ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail awards haulage and seasonal services contracts
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded contracts worth £800m for the haulage and operation of its engineering trains and the provision of seasonal rail treatment services in Control Period 6 which runs from 2019 to 2024. ‘These contracts demonstrate the commercially creative approach Network Rail’s supply chain now ...
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NewsELP places first order under 100-loco framework
EUROPE: Leasing company European Loc Pool has awarded Stadler a firm contract to supply 10 Eurodual Co-Co electro-diesel freight locomotives, within a framework contract covering up to 100 locos. The locomotives will have a 2·8 MW rating in diesel mode and up to 6·15 MW in electric mode, with the ...
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NewsShift2Rail study backs fuel cell train development
EUROPE: Fuel cell and hydrogen trains ‘are well positioned to help Europe reach its greenhouse gas, air contaminant and noise reduction goals as a versatile zero-emission technology’, according to a report commissioned by the EU-funded Shift2Rail and Fuel Cells & Hydrogen joint undertakings. Published in conjunction with a Hydrogen Train ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
SBB Cargo has begun using automatic couplers as part of a project which it see as a important step towards partial automation of ‘last mile‘ rail operations. It has equipped 100 intermodal wagons and 25 locomotives with Voith Cargoflex couplers at a cost of SFr15m, including SFr9m provided by the ...
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NewsCRRC locomotive on test in North Macedonia
NORTH MACEDONIA: National operator MŽ Transport is testing the first of four CRRC Zhuzhou electric locomotives it has ordered to haul freight on the north–south corridor between the Serbian and Greek borders. The €8m order signed in January 2017 was financed using part of a €50m loan from the European ...
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NewsBanks back Turkish railport
TURKEY: Two US$30m loans to finance the US$86m development of a privately-run inland rail terminal in Kocaeli province, to the east of Istanbul, have been agreed by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and majority Chinese-owned Turkish bank ICBC Turkey. The terminal is being developed by a 67:33 joint ...
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NewsMore Frecciarossa trains to come as FS unveils €58bn investment plan
ITALY: State railway holding FS Group’s 2019-23 business plan envisages total investment worth €58bn across various modes, with a core focus on enhancing the conventional rail network and improving suburban passenger services. According to FS, the ‘unprecedented’ spending programme, unveiled in Roma on May 10 by Chief Executive Gianfranco Battisti, ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Polish freight operator Laude has awarded Newag a 60·5m złoty contract to supply four six-axle Dragon 2 electric locomotives, two of which will also be equipped with a diesel module. Delivery is scheduled for 2020. This manufacturer will provide a 36 month warranty. Isabelle Courville was confirmed as Chair of ...
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NewsBizon locomotive delivered
CZECH REPUBLIC: CZ Loko’s Česká Třebová factory has supplied Rail Cargo Carrier with the first of two EffiLiner 1600 Bizon locomotives produced by extensively rebuilding ČKD Class 753 locomotives. RCC-CZ intends to use the first of the locomotives to haul freight trains on the Polanka nad Odrou – Bohumín-Vrbice ...
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NewsKansas City Southern revises performance metrics
USA: Kansas City Southern has revised the definitions of two metrics that it uses to measure operating performance. Operational Cars Online (formerly Cars Online) represents the number of wagons on the KCS network that are not at a customer’s location. Gross Velocity (formerly Train Speed) measures the average velocity ...
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NewsLiberian railway could carry iron ore from Guinea
LIBERIA: A memorandum of understanding which could see iron ore from a proposed mine at Zogota in Guinea exported by rail through Liberia has been signed by mining project developer Niron Metals plc and the Liberian government. Various proposals have been put forward over the years for the exploitation of ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Ermewa has announced the acquisition of 154 Sggrss 80ft wagons from CzechoSlovakGroup company Rosco Bohemia, saying this will reinforce its presence in the intermodal business in Germany, the Czech Republic and Romania. Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll and Intermodal.sh held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 2 for a €10m expansion of the ...
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Rail Business UKWritten-off loco parts used for simulator
UK: GB Railfreight is investing £850 000 in two Corys full-cab ERTMS-capable locomotive simulators for its new training school at Peterborough. The simulators are being built using the recycled remains of EMD locomotive 66 734, which was involved in a landslip and derailment at Loch Treig in 2012. ...
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NewsMongolia’s Northern Railways signs EPC agreement
MONGOLIA: The Northern Railways subsidiary of coking coal mine project developer Aspire Mining Ltd has signed an engineering, procurement and construction agreement for the proposed 547 km Erdenet – Ovoot railway with a joint venture of China Gezhouba International Engineering Co and China Railway 20 Group Corp. The agreement was ...
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Rail Business UKRDG proposes arms-length body to oversee UK rail
UK: Greater accountability to rail users and devolved authorities is envisaged under proposals from the Rail Delivery Group published on April 30, along with the establishment of an ‘independent national organising body’ to co-ordinate and oversee the entire rail sector. Unveiling its proposals to the Williams Rail Review, which has ...