UK electric hauled freight has shown little change over the past ten years. That’s according to new figures just released by the Office of Rail and Road, the government-appointed independent watchdog. In terms of weight...Read more
France and Ukraine have agreed on the provision of 130 electric locomotives to the Ukrainian Railways. French President Emmanuel Macron visited Ukraine last week and met the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. During the presidential meeting,...Read more
Alstom in Kazakhstan has delivered the last of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A heavy freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADY). This is a milestone, as it means the order from the Kazakh joint venture signed in...Read more
North America, where diesel rules supreme, is about to see a shift in freight haulage hierarchy. One trans-continental carrier is about to break ranks, with a plan to ditch the diesel and bank on batteries....Read more
The energy and fuel crisis is currently hitting Europe hard. In the rail freight sector, increased electricity prices gave space even to rumours that companies would stop using electric locomotives. How does this situation affect...Read more
The collaboration between Sinara Transport Machines (STM) and Kazakhstan’s freight operator Silway Transit grows stronger. This time, the two companies agreed on the delivery of 22 new freight electric locomotives: the 2ES7 ‘Black Granites’.Read more
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) will receive 130 heavy electric locomotives by Alstom as part of a fleet renewal project. The French and Ukrainian governments signed an intergovernmental agreement to finance the hundreds of million purchase. Both...Read more
Rail freight provider Hector Rail GmbH aims to run its electric locomotives in the greenest way possible. In 2021 the company will start using water as the primary source of its locomotive’s operations. Specifically, Hector...Read more
Work continues to transform former passenger expresses into sturdy freight work horses. Examples of a tried and tested British electric locomotive design are being given a second lease on life as part of the Freightliner...Read more
With passenger fleets updating to new, multiple unit operations, there is a tried and tested fleet of electric locomotives ready for a new life at the head of freight trains around the UK. Efficient hand-me-down-history is...Read more
