All The Greenbrier Companies articles
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Rail Business UKGB Railfreight takes delivery of 150 wagons
UK: The last of 150 wagons which leasing company Porterbrook has ordered from Greenbrier for use by GB Railfreight have been delivered. The companies said on-time delivery represented a significant achievement, as the project was impacted by the pandemic, supply chain disruption, a surge in inflation ...
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NewsGreenbrier orders Amsted technology to improve wagon management
EUROPE: Wagon fleet management and telematics company Amsted Digital Solutions has announced a multi-year contract to supply IQ Series onboard gateways to Greenbrier Europe. The gateways are designed to provided operational insights without the need for additional sensors. This includes GPS location data to manage inbound ...
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NewsLongwood exits Greenbrier wagon leasing joint venture
USA: The Greenbrier Companies has acquired Longwood Group’s 10% minority interest in the GBX Leasing wagon leasing joint venture, which was established in February 2021 to provide ‘stable and tax-advantaged’ cash flows to complement more cyclical revenues from Greenbrier’s wagon manufacturing activities. ‘Greenbrier has enjoyed a ...
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NewsGreenbrier expects wagon deliveries to remain high for next financial year
INTERNATIONAL: The Greenbrier Companies received orders for 24 600 wagons with a total value of $2·9bn and delivered nearly 20 000 units in the year to August 31 2022. The company expects to deliver between 22 000 to 24 000 vehicles in its 2023 financial year, ...
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NewsStrategic military transport wagons delivered
NETHERLANDS: ‘The Ministry of Defence is taking another important step towards having its own robust strategic transport capacity with these low-loading wagons’, Brigadier General Laurens Jobse said when Greenbrier‘s Wagony Świdnica began delivering wagons for the transport of military vehicles and containers. The ministry’s original order ...
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Rail Business UKJNA-X box wagon prototype for GB Railfreight rolled out
UK: The first of 50 JNA-X box wagons ordered by leasing company Porterbrook for use by GB Railfreight has been rolled out at Greenbrier Europe’s factory at Arad in Romania. The order was announced on March 15, and deliveries are planned in two batches in September ...
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Rail Business UKWagon bogies ordered
UK: Greenbrier Europe has awarded Wabtec UK’s Axiom Rail Freight business a £8·2m contract to supply TF25 bogies for two batches of 102 tonne box wagons which it is to build in Romania for delivery to the UK in 2022. This year marks the 25th anniversary ...
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NewsHigh-strength steel wagons designed to improve efficiency
USA: A ‘stronger, lighter and more energy-efficient’ open wagon design which makes use of high strength steel to reduce empty weight by 6·8 tonnes has been announced by US Steel, The Greenbrier Companies and Norfolk Southern, which has ordered an initial batch of 800. The companies ...
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Rail Business UKFreightliner estimates 7% emissions reduction from latest container wagons
UK: Freightliner has taken delivery of the first 40 of 230 FFA-G 40ft intermodal wagons which it said were the culmination of 2½ years of work across four countries with partners Greenbrier Europe and Wabtec Axiom Rail. The Polish-built wagons are more than 2 tonnes lighter ...
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Rail Business UKGB Railfreight orders Greenbrier wagons
UK: GB Railfreight has selected leasing company Porterbrook to finance an order for 100 Greenbrier 60 ft intermodal twin wagons, following an ‘extended commercial exercise’. The contract will initially operate as a 10-year dry lease. The first batch of wagons are scheduled to be completed in ...
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NewsGreenbrier and Longwood announce wagon leasing joint venture
USA: Wagon manufacturer The Greenbrier Companies and transport asset advisory and management firm Longwood Group have announced plans to form a wagon leasing joint venture in the first quarter of this year. GBX Leasing’s initial portfolio will be based on leased wagons on Greenbrier’s balance sheet ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Sinara Transport Machines has acquired a 49% stake in the Vagonmash joint venture of Kirov Works and Škoda Transportation, which manufactures NeVa trainsets for the St Petersburg metro. Alstom booked €1·7bn of orders in its Q1 from April 1 to June 30, compared ...
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NewsGreenbrier GIMSA Joint Venture agreement amended
MEXICO: As part of its response to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, The Greenbrier Companies has amended its 50:50 joint venture agreement with Grupo Industrial Monclova, the manufacturing partner at the Greenbrier GIMSA wagon plant in Monclova, Mexico. Both partners will receive additional revenue and dividends ...
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NewsGreenbrier suspends wagon manufacturing at Gunderson site
USA: The Greenbrier Companies has suspended wagon manufacturing at its Gunderson site in Portland, Oregon, owing to the economic impacts of Covid-19. The announcement on April 16 came a week after Greenbrier Gunderson ended production on its double-stack intermodal line, which has run nearly continuously for 25 ...
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NewsTwo goals for Greenbrier in the Covid-19 crisis
GREENBRIER: Wagon manufacturer The Greenbrier Companies has two primary goals during the coronavirus pandemic, Chairman & CEO William A Furman said when presenting its Q2 results on April 7. These are ‘protecting the safety and health of employees and preserving the economic well-being of our enterprise in ...
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NewsTsunami Gate wagon to make a splash at Railway Interchange
USA: A patent-pending Tsunami Gate door system that allows shippers to customise grain discharge speeds is at the heart of the latest design of covered hopper wagon to be developed by The Greenbrier Companies. The 147 m3 capacity wagon can be emptied in 30 sec, with automated ...
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NewsGreenbrier to acquire American Railcar Industries in $400m deal
USA: The Greenbrier Companies Inc has agreed to acquire the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries from ITE Management in a deal worth $400m. The transaction announced on April 18 is expected to close this year, subject to customary regulatory approvals. The gross purchase price is $430m, including $30m for ...