Traction & rolling stock news – Page 189
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NewsNewag signs Małopolska EMU contract
POLAND: Małopolskie voivodship signed a 300m złoty contract with Newag for the supply of 12 electric multiple-units on March 30. The Nowy Sącz based supplier beat Pesa to win the contract, which includes options for up to four more trainsets. The first six EMUs from Newag’s Impuls family are ...
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NewsHitachi awarded TransPennine Express multiple-unit contract
UK: First TransPennine Express Ltd has awarded Hitachi Rail Europe and leasing company Angel Trains a contract to supply 19 five-car AT300 electro-diesel multiple units for use on the TransPennine Express franchise in northern England from December 2019. The contract was announced on March 31, the day before the new ...
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NewsBotswana Railways coaches delivered
BOTSWANA: The first 22 of 37 coaches which Botswana Railways ordered from South Africa’s Transnet Engineering were delivered to Gaborone by rail in late March, and the rest are scheduled to arrive by May. The coaches are being produced at Transnet’s Koedoespoort and Salt River plants, with Transnet outsourcing ‘a ...
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NewsSiemens shows first complete Charger locomotive
USA: Siemens displayed its first completed Charger diesel-electric locomotive when Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah E Feinberg visited its Sacramento manufacturing plant on March 26. The states of Illinois, California, Michigan, Missouri, Washington and Maryland have ordered a total of 66 Charger locomotives which will be powered by Cummins QSK95 diesel ...
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NewsAlstom awarded Trentino multiple-unit contract
ITALY: Trenitalia has awarded Alstom a contract to supply a further six Coradia Meridian electric multiple-units for use on regional services in Trentino. The firm order announced on March 25 has been placed under a 2012 framework agreement, and deliveries are scheduled to start at the end of 2016. ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market March 2016
Algeria: Alstom is to supply kits for 26 Citadis trams which the Cital joint venture is to assemble in Annaba for use in Sétif. The €85m order forms part of a framework signed in 2012 by Cital and Entreprise du Métro d’Alger for the supply of Citadis trams to several ...
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NewsBi-mode order planned as Hull Trains gets 10-year access agreement
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has approved open access inter-city operator First Hull Trains’ application for track access rights for a further 10 years from 2019. The FirstGroup subsidiary said this would enable it to go ahead with a £68m plan to order five Hitachi electro-diesel multiple-units which ...
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NewsIsrael Railways expands double-deck fleet
ISRAEL: Israel Railways has exercised an option for an additional 60 Bombardier Transportation Twindexx Vario push-pull coaches, and called tenders for the supply and maintenance of 60 double-deck electric multiple-units. The €106m firm order announced on March 21 has been placed within an October 2010 framework contract with Bombardier. ...
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NewsStadler selected to supply Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn EMUs
GERMANY: Rhein-Ruhr transport authority VRR announced on March 17 that it had selected Stadler Pankow to supply 41 electric multiple-units and maintain them for 30 years. Stadler beat three other bidders to be named preferred bidder, and is expected to sign the contract following the customary 10-day standstill period. ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse wins sugar cane wagon brake systems contract
BRAZIL: Freight operator RUMO ALL has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to modernise the braking equipment on 8 500 sugar cane wagons, and take exclusive responsibility for maintaining the brakes over the next 15 years. The agreement announced on March 17 covers DB60-II control valves, slack adjusters and other components complying ...
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NewsNew shareholders take VTG stakes
VTG: Leasing and logistics company VTG AG announced on March 15 that part of the 35% stake held by funds managed by Wilbur Ross would be sold to new shareholders. Purchase agreements were expected to close shortly, with the Joachim Herz foundation becoming the third largest shareholder with 10% of ...
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NewsNacala Corridor wagon lease signed
AFRICA: Northern Mozambique railway concessionaire Corredor De Desenvolvimento Do Norte has signed a five-year agreement to lease 100 grain wagons from GPR Leasing Africa for use between Bakhresa Malawi Ltd’s grain terminal at the Port of Nacala and a milling and packing plant in Malawi. The 1 067 mm gauge ...
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NewsMonorail factory groundbreaking
BRAZIL: Malaysian company Scomi Engineering held a groundbreaking ceremony for its monorail factory in Taubaté on March 12. The R$50m plant is being developed on a 98 000 m2 site between the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The factory will be modelled on Scomi’s plant in Kuala ...
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NewsYellow front ends become optional
UK: A new Railway Group Standard covering audibility and visibility came into force on March 5, removing the requirement for trains on the national network to have yellow front ends. Industry safety body RSSB said headlamp technology had improved since the requirement for a yellow panel was introduced the 1950s, ...
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NewsTransdev orders Coradia Lint DMUs for Augsburg
GERMANY: Transdev has placed a €115m order for 28 Alstom Coradia Lint diesel multiple-units which its Bayerische Regiobahn subsidiary is to use from December 2018 on Dieselnetz Augsburg I services from Augsburg to Landsberg and Füssen and from München to Füssen. The order announced by Alstom on March 11 ...
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NewsMyanma Railways orders Indian locomotives
MYANMAR: Indian Railways subsidiary Rites is to supply 18 metre-gauge locomotives to Myanma Railways. The 1 350 hp diesel-electrics for use on passenger and freight services are to be manufactured by the Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi, and will have microprocessor controls, fuel-efficient engines and an ergonomic cab design. ...
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NewsČD wins legal battle over Railjet option
CZECH REPUBLIC: A KC25m fine which competion authority ÚOHS had imposed on national operator ČD over the procurement of Siemens Viaggio Comfort push-pull trainsets has been repealed, after the supreme administrative court ruled in favour of ČD on February 26, upholding the verdict of the Brno district court. In September ...
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NewsDBK-Leasing completes Ijara wagon deal
KAZAKHSTAN: Development Bank of Kazakhstan’s DBK-Leasing subsidiary has completed its first rolling stock transaction meeting Islamic Ijara leasing requirements. The 1·1bn tenge deal covers the provision of 113 LPG tank wagons for use by Eastcomtrans for 10 years, with defined payments and the lessor responsible for insurance and maintenance. ...
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NewsTalgo profit up
TALGO: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has announced a significant year-on-year increase in turnover and profit for 2015, as the result of activities arising from a strong backlog of work. Total turnover for 2015 was €520·7m, up 35·5% on 2014, while adjusted EBITDA increased 33·8% to €120·5m ...
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NewsInvestors launch wagon leasing company
USA: Wagon leasing company Riverside Rail has been formed by affiliates of insurance investor Allstate, private investment business Duchossois Capital Management and Henry Crown & Co company CC Industries. Riverside Rail has acquired an initial fleet of 2 032 coal, metals, van, covered hopper and centre-beam wagons, and anticipates ...