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Locomotive revolution in California
Freight locomotives built after 2035 will have to run through California on zero-emission configurations. Moreover, by 2030, locomotives older than 23 years will not be…
Whole lotta locomotives: Akiem and Siemens keep doing business together
Akiem, a rolling stock leasing company co-owned by SNCF and DWS, ordered 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. They will be…
French Europorte invests with Beacon in ETCS technology
Europorte, the rail freight subsidiary of Getlink (formerly Eurotunnel), is modernising its fleet of Euro4000 locomotives by investing in ETCS (European Train Control System) rail…
Cognitive rail pilot: can robots take over train driving?
The artificial intelligence (AI) based system Cognitive Rail Pilot acquired the Declaration of Conformity to the regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union, meaning that it…
Lineas, Ermewa and Beacon enter long-term equipment partnership
Lineas, Ermewa and Beacon rail have just launched a long-term partnership based on the sale-and-leaseback of rolling stock. The cooperation concerns the sale and long-term…
More STM locs for Kazakhstan’s SilkWay Transit
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…
Kazakhstan’s SilkwayTransit acquires four new locomotives
SilkwayTransit, a Kazakhstani transport company, acquired four TEM14 shunting locomotives. Sinara Transport Machines Holding (STM) supplied the locomotives to the Kazakhstani company last June.
PCC to put dual-drive GAMA locs on Polish tracks next summer
PCC Intermodal and Pesa Bydgoszcz, a Polish manufacturer of railway vehicles have signed a contract for the delivery of three new electric locomotives of the…