Railway wagon news – Page 3
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NewsDirectTrainS demonstrates Dynamic Coupling technology
FRANCE: Start-up DirectTrainS reports the successful completion of the first field tests with its Dynamic Coupling system, designed to enable trains to join and split while moving.
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NewsRail freight innovations on show as Transport Logistic 2025 ‘makes an invisible industry visible’
GERMANY: ‘Nothing works without logistics’, and the Transport Logistic event ‘makes visible what often remains invisible in everyday life’, said Stefan Rummel, CEO of trade fair organiser Messe München, as the biennial event closed on June 5.
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Rail Business UKGlasgow company to overhaul London Underground wagons
UK: Transport for London has awarded Gibson’s Engineering a contract to overhaul 23 wagons. The work at the St Rollox site at Springburn in Glasgow is expected to take two years and generate 40 jobs.
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NewsWells Fargo agrees to sell rail assets
USA: Wells Fargo & Co has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets of its rolling stock leasing business to a joint venture of GATX Corp and Brookfield Infrastructure.
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NewsRebuilt KiwiRail mechanical workshop officially reopened
NEW ZEALAND: The modernised Hillside Workshops site in Dunedin has been formally inaugurated.
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NewsIarnród Éireann signs 400-wagon framework contract
IRELAND: Iarnród Éireann has formally signed a framework agreement for WH Davis to supply up to 400 wagons over 10 years.
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NewsWagon monitoring system launched
AUSTRALIA: Following a successful four-year trial in Queensland, Transdiagnostics has launched Transend, which is designed to replace outdated wagon monitoring technologies and provide real-time data and predictive diagnostics to reduce derailment risks and optimise operations.
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NewsFreightCar America’s market share grows
USA: FreightCar America received orders for 1 250 wagons worth $141m during the quarter ended March 31 2025. It said this represents approximately 25% of all new wagons ordered in the quarter, and 36% of its addressable market, its largest market share in 15 years. ...
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NewsGreenbrier to close Romanian wagon factory
ROMANIA: Greenbrier is to close its Arad wagon factory, and concentrate production at its Caracal and Drobeta-Turnu Severin sites.
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NewsWestern Australia produced iron ore wagon rolled out
AUSTRALIA: Gemco Rail and supply partner CRRC Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock have delivered the first of 100 iron order wagons which are to be produced in Western Australia for Rio Tinto.
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NewsPSC Group acquires Rescar wagon repair and cleaning activities
USA: Houston-based industrial logistics and repair services group PSC has announced a ‘significant’ expansion of its freight wagon activities through the acquisition of 32 repair, inspection, cleaning, shunting and maintenance facilities operated by Rescar. ‘The breadth and depth of leadership expertise, strong reputation for excellent customer ...
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NewsWagons ordered under SBB Cargo fleet standardisation strategy
SWITZERLAND: SBB Cargo has awarded Tatravagónka contracts to supply up to 840 wagons as part of its strategy to standardise its fleet.
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NewsHeavy steel train tests digital automatic couplers in real-world conditions
SWEDEN: The country’s heaviest freight trains outside the iron ore sector are being used to test digital automatic couplers in real-world conditions. DAC equipment from Dellner and Voith has been fitted to wagons used on daily 3 800 tonne trains which Green Cargo uses to transport ...
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NewsHeavy duty wagons ordered for military transport in the Arctic
EUROPE: Finland’s VR FleetCare has won an international tender to design and build wagons for the transport of tanks and other heavy military equipment in Arctic conditions. The order placed by Norwegian rail infrastructure manager Bane Nor on December 20 on behalf of the Norwegian and ...
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Rail Business UKRedundant coal wagons to be converted for construction traffic
UK: WH Davis is to convert coal wagons owned by leasing company Porterbrook for use by Freightliner to transport aggregates. ’This is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate what can be achieved by giving redundant fleets a purpose for the next 30-plus years’, said WH Davis Managing ...
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NewsNevomo and Captrain launch MagRail Booster trials on steelworks railway
GERMANY: Rail automation and maglev start-up Nevomo and freight operator Captrain Group have launched practical trials of the MagRail Booster concept at a steelworks in Bremen. The trials will be undertaken by the Hansebahn Bremen joint venture of Captrain Deutschland and steel company ArcelorMittal Bremen which ...
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Rail Business UKAluminium producer leases smart wagons
UK: VTG Rail UK has secured a 10-year wagon leasing agreement with new customer Alvance British Aluminium, which will take on 20 JPA powder tank wagons retrofitted with VTG’s iWagon technology. The wagons are expected to be used by Alvance from June 2025, carrying alumina powder ...
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NewsCambodia’s Royal Railway expands fleet
CAMBODIA: Railway concessionaire Royal Railway has taken delivery of additional locomotives and wagons, and has put into service a fleet of diesel multiple-units acquired from Japan. Two YDM-4 metre-gauge diesel locos which arrived from India in November ‘will greatly improve our ability to ...
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Metro Report InternationalHamburg U-Bahn orders engineering wagons
GERMANY: Hamburg U-Bahn operator Hamburger Hochbahn has awarded GBM Gleisbaumechanik Brandenburg a contract to supply up to 15 custom-designed wagons for engineering trains. GBM has previously supplied the operator with nine LB7 wagons from its factory in Brandenburg an der Havel. The LB8 will be a ...
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Rail Business UKBreedon orders cement wagons with iWagon technology
UK: Construction materials supplier Breedon Group has ordered 54 JPA powder cement tank wagons which will be built by German company Feldbinder and equipped with leasing company VTG’s iWagon technology to provide tracking and data-driven insights into safety and performance. They are to be delivered in ...