Traction & rolling stock news – Page 184
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NewsMacedonian operator orders Chinese locomotives
MACEDONIA: National freight and passenger operator MŽ Transport has awarded Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou an €8m contract to supply four electric locomotives. Speaking at the signing ceremony on January 10, MŽ Transport CEO Nikola Kostov said the TSI-compliant 25 kV 50 Hz locomotives would offer European and world standards of ...
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NewsSNCF awards €3·75bn Paris RER fleet renewal contract
FRANCE: The SNCF board has formally selected a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier Transportation for a deal to supply up to 355 custom-designed X'Trapolis Cityduplex double-deck trainsets worth €3·75bn for use on Paris RER lines D and E. The order announced on January 11 is the largest-ever contract to be ...
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NewsAlstom to maintain Ferromex locomotives
MEXICO: Ferromex has awarded Alstom a five-year contract to maintain 219 EMD and GE diesel freight locomotives The contract announced on January 9 includes condition-based and predictive maintenance which will include oil and vibration analysis and remote monitoring. This is expected to bring a reduction in operating costs. ...
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NewsToshiba targets European hybrid locomotive market
GERMANY: Japan’s Toshiba and DB Cargo have agreed to undertake a feasibility study for the joint development and subsequent purchase of an initial 100 battery-diesel hybrid locomotives for shunting and short-distance freight operations. Test vehicles are expected to be available by the end of 2019. The value of the deal ...
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NewsPassenger locomotives for Nigeria unveiled
NIGERIA: The first two diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains on the Abuja – Kaduna line have been rolled out at the CRRC Dalian factory in China. The 1 435 mm gauge Type CDD3B1 locomotives have a maximum speed of 150 km/h, and are designed to cope with local ...
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NewsChinese locomotives for Serbia rolled out
SERBIA: Two electric locomotives which the state electricity generator ordered last year have been rolled out at CRRC Zhuzhou’s plant in China. The contract was awarded following an international tender and was the first rolling stock order won by CRRC in Serbia. The 7 MW locomotives have a maximum speed ...
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NewsAstra wagons delivered to DB Cargo UK
UK: DB Cargo UK has begun taking delivery of 85 open wagons being supplied by leasing company VTG Rail UK which ordered then from Romanian manufacturer Astra Rail Industries. The Type JNA four-axle wagons will be used to carry construction materials. According to VTG the vehicles have a ‘unique and ...
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NewsMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn renews shunting locomotive fleet
SWITZERLAND: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn has awarded Stadler a SFr23m contract to supply seven locomotives of three types for shunting and hauling infrastructure trains. This will enable the metre-gauge operator to retire its older diesel locomotives, standardise its non-passenger fleet and reduce noise and emissions. The contract signed on December 23 ...
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NewsKorail orders fleet of 260 km/h EMUs
SOUTH KOREA: National operator Korail announced a 269bn won order for 84 Hyundai Rotem EMU-250 electric multiple-unit cars on December 30. Deliveries are scheduled by the by the end of 2020. Derived from the HEMU-430 experimental high speed design unveiled in 2012, the EMU-250 has distributed traction giving a maximum ...
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NewsWheel slide protection tested in leaf-fall season
UK: Rolling stock leasing company Porterbook is planning to roll-out Knorr-Bremse’s MGS3 wheel slide protection system across its fleet of multiple-units following a successful trial during the autumn leaf fall season. Testing used a Class 156 diesel multiple-unit which was built in the 1980s when wheel slide protect was not ...
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NewsTrain interior celebrates nature and culture
FRANCE: To promote the architectural and natural heritage of the region they serve, SNCF is decorating the interiors of five trainsets deployed on Line N of the Transilien suburban network, running from Paris Montparnasse to Mantes-la-Jolie, Dreux and Rambouillet. The programme being undertaken in conjunction with CMN, the government ...
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NewsNS selects Trimble real-time diagnostic system
NETHERLANDS: National passenger operator NS is to deploy Trimble’s R2M real-time remote diagnostics monitoring software. This will aggregate and process rolling stock diagnostic data from a range of on-train and lineside sources to provide an overview of fleet status including current faults as well as precursors to possible failures. Fleet ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market December 2016
Argentina: Trenes Argentinos Cargas has taken delivery of 200 spine wagons to move containers on the San Martín network. Another 100 wagons have been supplied for the Urquiza network under the contract with China Machinery Engineering Corp (RG 9.16 p7). The government has awarded military equipment manufacturer Fabricaciones Militares ...
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NewsGBRf orders wagons for biomass contract
UK: Wagon manufacturer Astra and leasing company Nacco are to supply GB Railfreight with 50 high-capacity hopper wagons to support a biomass haulage contract awarded by Lynemouth Power Ltd. The purpose-built wagons are scheduled to enter service from October 1 2017. GBRf plans to run 27 trains per week between ...
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NewsÖBB orders Talent 3 multiple-units
AUSTRIA: National railway ÖBB has ordered an initial build of 21 Talent 3 multiple-units from Bombardier Transportation under a framework agreement signed on December 27 which covers the supply of up to 300 trainsets for regional and suburban services. The company had been selected in September as preferred bidder for ...
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NewsShiki-Shima luxury cruise train on test
JAPAN: East Japan Railway is testing a luxury cruise train ahead of its planned launch on May 1. Known as the Train Suite Shiki-Shima (Island of Four Seasons), and bearing the designation Series E001, the 10-car set has an observation car at each end offering passengers unobstructed panoramic views. Three ...
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NewsEMUs enter service in Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: Four Type EP3D electric multiple-units supplied by Transmashholding’s Demikhovsky Engineering Plant entered service with national railway KTZ this month. They are being used on the 240 km route from Astana south to Karaganda and the 300 km route north from Astana to Kokshetau. The order for the EMUs placed ...
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NewsPorterbrook and Northern to develop electro-diesel MU
UK: Faced with an ongoing shortage of diesel multiple-units and delays to Network Rail’s electrification programme, rolling stock company Porterbrook Leasing and Northern franchise operator Arriva announced on December 22 that they are to develop an electro-diesel multiple unit by converting former Thameslink dual-system Class 319 EMUs. Northern has already ...
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NewsKiwiRail to end electric freight haulage
NEW ZEALAND: Following two years of studies, national railway KiwiRail announced on December 21 that it had decided to cease electric haulage of freight trains on the North Island Main Trunk line in favour of using diesel locomotives. Electric traction will be phased out over the next two years, but ...
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NewsABC to repower Iranian locomotives
IRAN: Islamic Republic of Iran Railways has awarded Anglo Belgian Corp a contract to repower two of its Class AD43C locomotives as prototypes for a planned repowering programme. The 100-strong fleet of six-axle locomotives entered service from 2002. The first 20 built by Alstom have Ruston 16RK215 engines, while the ...