Traction & rolling stock news
Latest news about train technology, including diesel and electric locomotives, multiple units, coaches and wagons.
Innovative wagons deployed for steel traffic
SWEDEN: Green Cargo has leased 40 wagons from Wascosa which it will use with a new type of load carrying cassette to transport steel products between Luleå, Borlänge and Oxelösund for SSAB.
Fuel cell Mireo Plus H to be trialled in Baden-Württemberg
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility are to trial a fuel cell powered regional trainset in revenue service between Tübingen, Horb and Pforzheim in 2024, along with a green hydrogen fuelling plant.
Berlin to establish rolling stock company
GERMANY: The Berlin Senate has decided to establish a rolling stock agency to procure and lease vehicles for use on local rail services.
Northrail orders locomotives to help operators modernise fleets
GERMANY: Paribus Group’s rail leasing business Northrail has placed a firm order for a further three Siemens Moblity Smartron electric locomotives.
Köln orders 64 Citadis trams customised for the German market
GERMANY: Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG has awarded a consortium of Alstom Transportation Deutschland and Kiepe Electric a €363m contract to supply 64 Citadis low-floor trams to a new configuration adapted for the German market.
Wagon with fully opening sides aims to provide warehouse-style loading
SWEDEN: A prototype wagon design which allows the entire 20 m long side to be opened vertically to provide a large and unobstructed space for efficient loading by forklift is being tested by pulp producer Södra Cell Värö. Series production of 22 wagons is planned.
Revolution Very Light Rail demonstrator vehicle prepared for testing
Clay figure folk art inspires Wuxi metro train styling
Coaches delivered to Sakhalin
Croatian EMU order signed
Pikes Peak rack railway coach ready for commissioning
PKP Intercity restaurant cars refurbished
CFL Cargo orders locomotives designed to cross borders ‘as easily as a lorry’
Hong Kong’s latest generation of light rail vehicles enter service
Private Wagon Federation becomes the Rail Wagon Association
More Île-de-France tram-trains ordered by SNCF
DB to procure modular wagons to support steel logistics contract
Pacific Harbor Line to test EMD Joule battery locomotive
Framework agreement for up to 60 EMUs signed
St Petersburg orders PK TS trams
Light metro cars bring a fresh breeze to Tokyo’s waterfront
Sleeping cars modernised
Omsk trams unveiled
Leasing company takes on DMU heavy maintenance