Traction & rolling stock news
Latest news about train technology, including diesel and electric locomotives, multiple units, coaches and wagons.
Rostock orders TINA trams
GERMANY: Rostocker Straßenbahnen has ordered 28 Stadler TINA trams, which will gradually replace its 6N1 trams dating from 1994-96 on all six routes from 2025.
Bozankaya tram enters service in Timișoara
ROMANIA: The first of 21 trams being supplied by Turkish company Bozankaya has entered service on Route 1 in Timișoara, the first tram supplied new to the city in 50 years.
Amtrak orders 50 locomotives
USA: Amtrak has placed a firm order for Siemens Mobility to supply a further 50 Charger locomotives.
Autonomous shunting locomotive on test
FINLAND: A shunting locomotive retrofitted for unattended operation to Grade of Automation 4 is being tested at the Voikkaa Business Area as part of a project to develop an autonomous shunter for use at freight terminals, industrial sites and ports.
Etihad Rail awards UAE passenger train contract
UAE: National railway project promoter Etihad Rail has signed a 1·2bn dirham contract for Spanish company CAF to design, supply and maintain fleet of push-pull passenger trainsets designed to European standards and equipped with ‘the latest cutting-edge technologies’ that suit the UAE’s topography and climate.
CRRC completes Angolan DMU deliveries
ANGOLA: CRRC has delivered the final three of 10 four-car diesel multiple-units ordered by INCFA for use on services between Luanda and Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport.
Wagon leasing company Wascosa acquired
Montpellier orders 60 trams
Mont-Blanc Express trains ordered
Commuter operators offered flexible diesel locomotive leasing options
SBB orders Giruno trainsets for services to Germany
Egyptian rolling stock localisation agreement signed
GTS Rail targets Iberia
ACC M to refurbish trains for French open access start-up Railcoop
Class 08 locomotive replacement concept unveiled
US locomotives rebuilt for Australia
Locomotives for Gabon under construction
Consortium to provide rolling stock options as French passenger market opens
Class 43 ETCS retrofit project makes progress
CRRC electric-battery shunting locomotive arrives in Hungary
Toei Subway Series 6500 trains enter service
Tampere orders more trams
Aurizon bulk freight locos enter service
Winner of 510-train framework contract confirmed