Traction & rolling stock news – Page 227
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NewsDB Regio orders Škoda trainsets for fast regional services
GERMANY: Incumbent operator DB Regio has been selected by the Land of Bayern to run regional services between München, Ingolstadt, Augsburg, Treuchtlingen and Nürnberg for 12 years from December 2016. Included in the operating contract are 200 km/h fast regional services which use the Neubaustrecke between Nürnberg and Ingolstadt. The ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market June 2013
Argentina: Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo unveiled the first 17 of 220 coaches being supplied by CNR Changchun (RG 5.13 p11) on May 17. They are to be deployed on services from Buenos Aires to Rosario, where track renewals are out to tender, and to Mar del ...
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NewsHitachi tests ETCS onboard equipment in Wales
UK: The ‘Verification Train 3’ developed by Hitachi Rail Europe to test ETCS Level 2 onboard equipment has successfully concluded a series of running trials on the Cambrian line in mid-Wales, the company reported on June 11. The overnight tests, which began on April 22, were designed to assess whether ...
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NewsLower train toilet costs
TOILET: AKW A+V Protec's train toilet bioreactor units use bacteria to break down waste (RG 5.10 p68). Heaters sterilise waste water which can then be harmlessly discharged to the track, leaving small volumes of solid waste in the tank for disposal approximately every two months. The bioreactors can be ...
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NewsWabtec wins Australian locomotive order
AUSTRALIA: Wabtec Corp's MotivePower subsidiary announced an order to build a further six standard gauge MP33C locomotives for leasing company CFCLA Rail JV on June 5. Delivery is scheduled for 2014. The joint venture of CFCL Australia and Marubeni Corp previously ordered 10 locomotives in 2010. 'This additional order ...
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NewsGenset demonstrators delivered
AUSTRALIA: National Railway Equipment Co has delivered the first two 3GS24C-DE-AU N-ViroMotive three-engine genset locomotives to Australia. The design is targeted at regional operators requiring low-cost and reliable locomotives. Designated Class 1200, the initial locomotives are standard gauge but could also be supplied for 1067 mm or broad gauge, and ...
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NewsMetrolink orders EMD passenger locomotives
USA: Southern California Regional Rail Authority has signed an agreement for Electro-Motive Diesel to supply 'up to 20' F125 Spirit diesel locomotives for use on Metrolink passenger services. Announcing the deal on May 31, EMD said it would assemble the locomotives at its Muncie, Indiana, plant for delivery from ...
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NewsAlstom and TMH to design dual-voltage freight locomotive for RZD
RUSSIA: Alstom and Transmashholding are jointly to develop a dual-voltage freight locomotive for Russian Railways under an agreement signed at the 1520 Strategic Partnership’s International Business Forum in Sochi on May 30. To be designated 2ES20, the twin-section locomotive would be able to use both 3 kV DC and 25 ...
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NewsConvertible multi-deck automotive wagon launched
USA: The Multi-Max car-carrying wagon incorporating an adjustable deck enabling conversion from two to three levels to suit the type of vehicle being carried was unveiled by The Greenbrier Companies on May 29. The wagon is compatible with existing bi-level and tri-level fleets, so operators do not need to ...
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NewsHannover light rail vehicle assembly underway
GERMANY: Assembly of the first TW3000 high-floor light rail vehicles ordered by Hannover transport operator Üstra has begun at the HeiterBlick factory in Leipzig. The first vehicles will be delivered to Hannover later this year for testing, with revenue services likely to commence in early 2014. In ...
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NewsCD orders more RegioPanter EMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: National passenger operator CD announced a KC943m firm order for a further seven Škoda Vagónka RegioPanter electric multiple-units on May 15. The five three-car Class 640 units with 237 seats and two two-car Class 650 units with 145 seats will have aluminium bodyshells, first and second class seats, ...
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NewsSiemens unveils Amtrak Cities Sprinter locomotive
USA: The first of 70 electric locomotives being built to operate Amtrak services in the Northeast Corridor was rolled out at the Siemens plant in Sacramento on May 13. The locomotive was officially handed over to Amtrak President & CEO Joseph Boardman by the President of Siemens Rail Systems USA ...
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NewsRio Tinto orders Wabtec ECP braking equipment
AUSTRALIA: On April 30 Wabtec Corp announced an US$15m order to provide electronically-controlled pneumatic braking equipment including software for use on heavy haul locomotives and wagons operated by Rio Tinto in the Pilbara region. Delivery is scheduled for this year. The contract follows on from previous orders to supply ECP ...
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NewsChinese diesel engine upgrade contract
CHINA: The YCSR joint venture of engine manufacturer Yuchai and rolling stock supplier CSR has appointed UK consultancy Ricardo to assist with upgrading its 240 mm cylinder bore engine design to offer 'internationally competitive' standards of performance, fuel economy and durability, and compliance with UIC Stage III/EU Stage IIIA emissions ...
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NewsKTZ places electric multiple-unit order
KAZAKHSTAN: National railway KTZ has ordered a 10-car Type ED9E electric multiple-unit from Transmashholding’s Demikhovsky Engineering Plant subsidiary. Delivery is planned for July. Announcing the order on April 10, Transmashholding, said the ED9E offers lower power consumption than previous generations of AC unit. The new EMU will ...
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NewsCNR ships passenger fleet to Argentina
ARGENTINA: Following shipment from the port of Dalian, the first batch of diesel locomotives and coaches that CNR of China is supplying for long-distance services is expected to arrive in Buenos Aires by the end of March. Under a US$20m contract signed in July 2010, CNR Dalian is supplying the ...
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NewsSecond batch of KiwiRail locomotives roll out
NEW ZEALAND: The first of the second batch of CNR Dalian diesel locomotives ordered by KiwiRail was rolled out at the Chinese factory on March 13. KiwiRail ordered an initial 20 Class DL locomotives in September 2009, in CNR's first order to supply diesel locomotives to a western country. Powered ...
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NewsJR East introduces 320 km/h running
JAPAN: With the launch of its new timetable on March 16, East Japan Railway began regular operation at 320 km/h between Utsonomiya and Morioka on the Tohoku Shinkansen, using its Series E5 trainsets. This is currently the fastest permitted speed for revenue services in Japan. Derived from the Fastech 360 ...
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NewsElectric multiple-unit factory to be built in Rajasthan
INDIA: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd and Indian Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding on February 25 agreeing to establish a factory at Bhilwara in Rajasthan which would help to meet the growing demand for local and outer-suburban electric multiple-units The new plant in Bhilwara is to be funded by ...
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NewsQube orders CSR Ziyang locomotives
AUSTRALIA: Qube Logistics has ordered six diesel locomotives from Chinese supplier CSR Ziyang. The contract was signed in Sydney on January 31, with advance payment received by the manufacturer in February and delivery expected by the end of this year. Qube has secured several new rail freight contracts, and expects ...