Traction & rolling stock news – Page 6
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Rail Business UKDocklands Light Railway’s first CAF trainset enters service
UK: The first of the 54 Class B23 trainsets which CAF is supplying for the Docklands Light Railway has entered passenger service on the automated light metro in east London.
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NewsPesa unveils Elf 3.0 EMU
POLAND: The first of 14 Pesa Elf 3.0 electric multiple-units ordered by regional operator Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna was unveiled at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk.
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NewsAutomated fast suburban rail EMU unveiled
CHINA: CRRC Sifang has unveiled a 200 km/h suburban EMU at MetroTrans 2025. This will be used on the Beijing – Daxing Airport – Xiong’an regional line currently under construction.
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NewsUniversity collaboration aims to make wagon repair more efficient
USA: Railinc and Duke University’s Christensen Family Center for Innovation are to collaborate to explore how AI, mobile devices and ‘social media-style technologies’ could improve wagon repair work.
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NewsIndian-built diesel locos delivered to Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE: Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique has unveiled the first two of 10 freight locomotives which are being supplied from India’s Banaras Locomotive Works via consultancy RITES.
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NewsCRRC to supply EMUs for Mexico City suburban rail extension
MEXICO: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co has been awarded a contract to supply 15 electric multiple-units for the Tren Suburbano extension from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Pachuca, undercutting a CAF bid by 41%.
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NewsGATX to acquire DB Cargo wagons in sale and leaseback deal
EUROPE: GATX Rail Europe has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 6 000 wagons from DB Cargo, which will then lease them back.
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NewsBozankaya signs Elbląg tram contract, as Iași car presented at Trako
INTERNATIONAL: Bozankaya signed a 95m złoty contract to supply 10 trams for Elbląg at the Trako fair, where it showcased one of the 18 vehicles being delivered to the Romanian city of Iași.
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NewsIndia tests rail-borne ballistic missile launch system
INDIA: An intermediate-range ballistic missile has been successfully test launched from a rail-based mobile launcher system under a ‘full operational scenario’, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
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NewsCairo metro train modernisation and maintenance contracts awarded
EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has awarded CAF three contracts for the modernisation and maintenance of trainsets on Cairo Metro Line 2 and the maintenance of trainsets on Line 1.
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NewsKazakhstan’s KTZ awards Wabtec its largest-ever locomotive supply and support deal
KAZAKHSTAN: National railway KTZ has awarded Wabtec contracts worth US$4·2bn to supply 300 TE33AT Evolution Series freight locomotives and provide long-term support for new and existing locos. Wabtec said the ‘landmark’ multi-year deal signed on September 22, during a working visit of Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ...
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NewsPesa unveils 200 km/h locomotive with last-mile option
POLAND: Pesa Bydgoszcz unveiled the first locomotive from its Gama 3.0 platform at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk on September 23.
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NewsSouth Yorkshire seeks the ‘best of the industry’ to inform Supertram fleet replacement
UK: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has launched an early market engagement exercise to inform its plans for the future procurement of 25 trams to replace the original Sheffield Supertram fleet.
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NewsArkas Rail takes delivery of Stadler EuroDual locomotives
TURKEY: Private sector freight operator Arkas Rail has taken delivery of three Stadler EuroDual six-axle electro-diesel locomotives, with two more of the hybrid six-axle hybrid locomotives expected to be delivered by the end of the year.
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NewsBattery-powered locomotive for cold climates unveiled
CANADA: Cando Rail & Terminals has unveiled a battery-powered shunting locomotive which is says marks ‘a major step forward in sustainable rail operations and industrial decarbonisation’.
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Rail Business UKSwedish predictive maintenance technology to support Drax wagon fleet
UK: Davis Wagon Services is to use Swedish company Predge’s data-driven approach to help minimise downtime and improve reliability of electricity generator Drax’s biomass wagon fleet.
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NewsHalle takes a leap into the future as its first Tina tram enters trial service
GERMANY: The first of 56 Stadler TINA trams ordered by Halle municipal operator HAVAG has entered trial operation on routes 1, 2 and 3.
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NewsDSB’s first IC5 trainset arrives in Denmark
DENMARK: The first of the Alstom IC5 multiple-units order by national passenger operator DSB as part of its plans to switch to a fully-electric fleet by 2030 has arrived in Denmark for testing, with entry into service now expected from 2027. The ...
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NewsSmall-profile Type JK trains enter service on the Berlin U-Bahn
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has put the first of its small-profile Type JK metro cars into passenger service with a ceremony at Deutsche Oper station.
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NewsRegioJet orders battery-electric-diesel trains as the best option for partly-electrified routes
CZECH REPUBLIC: RegioJet has signed a KC9bn contract for Škoda Group to supply 18 two-car and 16 three-car battery-electric-diesel multiple-units for use on routes that are not yet electrified.