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Hydrogen shunting locomotive unveiled
POLAND: Pesa Bydgoszcz has unveiled its prototype SM42-6Dn hydrogen fuel cell shunting locomotive at the Trako 2021 trade fair in Gdańsk. ‘This initiative will be of key importance for accelerating the development of this technology in Poland’, said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a message to the show.
Bowen Rail’s Queensland coal locomotives delivered
AUSTRALIA: Adani Group’s Bowen Rail Co has taken delivery of the first of 10 locomotives ordered to haul coal from Bravus Mining & Resources’ Carmichael Mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, which is to begin operations this year.
Cargounit signs 30-loco framework agreement
POLAND: Leasing company Cargounit and Siemens Mobility signed a framework contract for the supply and maintenance of up to 30 Vectron MS locomotives at the Trako trade fair on September 22. There is a firm order for 10 to be delivered between this year and the end of 2023, and ...
Hydrogen trains planned for Apennine route
ITALY: The replacement of diesel trains with hydrogen on a line in central Italy is being studied by AECOM, Spanish renewables group Iberdrola, green hydrogen firm Cinque International and sustainable development specialist Ancitel Energia & Ambiente.
More emu EMUs ordered
AUSTRALIA: Transport for NSW has awarded the RailConnect joint venture a contract to supply a further 56 Mariyung double-deck electric multiple-unit cars, increasing the New Intercity Fleet to a total of 610 vehicles.
X’trapolis 2·0 suburban trains ordered
AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s Department of Transport has formally awarded Alstom a €300m contract to supply 25 six-car X’trapolis 2·0 electric multiple-units to increase capacity on the Melbourne suburban network.
First Kanpur metro train unveiled
Children’s railway under construction in Mongolia
Cockerill to build locos in Brazil
On-train air quality standards to be reviewed following RSSB research
New leasing company targets non-electrified routes with SmartHybrid locos
Three and four section electric locomotives approved
Thailand looks at battery traction
First new Nightjet stock ready for testing
Czech infrastructure manager buys Vectron prototype to power test train
Fatigue and stress led to Hitachi train cracks, finds ORR
Autonomous hydrogen trains planned in Sakhalin
Progress Rail to develop hydrogen fuel cell locomotive
Sotetsu Series 21000 EMU enters service
Battery electric multiple-unit demonstrated
Westbahn unveils Kiss 3 double-deck EMUs to celebrate sustainable travel pass
Cherepovets trams completed
Santo Domingo metro fleet to be expanded
Lyon places tram order