Etihad Rail welcomes first batch locomotives for UAE railway network

Rail operator Etihad Rail has welcomed the first batches of rolling stock fleet as part of development of the UAE’s new National Rail Network. The locomotives and wagons are part of a fleet expansion that will see the national fleet increase six-fold, growing to 45 heavy transport locomotives in total, alongside development of a 1,200-kilometre network extending, from the border of Saudi Arabia to the border of Oman.