“It’s practically impossible to destroy Ukrainian railway network”
The Ukrainian railways sector continues to develop, amidst an ongoing military conflict with Russia, and the associated massive damage to the country’s railways infrastructure. As Yulia Klimenko, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Transport and...Read more
China supplies Pakistan with 70 freight wagons after friction resolves
State-owned Pakistan Railways received 70 new freight wagons supplied by China. The state-of-the-art wagons arrived in Karachi on Monday, 16 January. This is the first batch of China-supplied wagons this year, as Pakistan Railways expect...Read more
Renfe: 122 million euros to improve rail freight in Spain
Spanish national railway company Renfe will invest 122,7 million euros for the improvement of the rail freight transportation system. The funds will be used to acquire new, greener, rolling stock and to implement new technologies...Read more
VTG sells Russian business at what it calls a a geopolitical turning point
VTG has discontinued its Russian business activities and sold its corresponding business units. It cites “the war of aggression in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia” as the main reason. This affects both wagon...Read more
Sale of SNCF’s freight locomotive leasing company enters home stretch
SNCF is continuing its strategy of disposing of non-strategic assets after moving out of the red last year thanks largely to the €3.2 billion sale of its rail wagon leasing company, Ermewa.Read more
Wabtec brings new locomotive to Brazilian market
Equipment manufacturer Wabtec has launched a new diesel-electric locomotive for the Brazilian rail freight market. The ES44ACi model features new engine technology and rail operators Suzano, MRS and Rumo are set to receive first deliveries...Read more
Meet the AMPS all-battery electric locomotive
NEW LOCOMOTIVERail operator OmniTRAX has acquired its first all-battery electric locomotive, expanding capacity on its northern Ohio rail lines. The firm purchased the new GP9-based battery-electric switching locomotive from engine developer Alternative Motive Power Systems (AMPS)...Read more
This heavy freight locomotive will soon cross Azerbaijan
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
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 leasing of diesel locomotives and wagons and is considered a...Read more
Wagons roll for Freightliner UK
UK operator Freightliner has taken delivery of the first batch of new FFA-G wagons for UK operations. The forty wagons have arrived in the UK from Poland, adding to the intermodal fleet of the operator....Read more
High-speed flatcar will reduce Russia-China transit to seven days
Sinara Transport Machines Holding (STM) has developed a high-speed flatcar able to transport containers at a speed of 140 kilometres per hour. It is the latest addition to a series of high-speed rolling stock equipment...Read more
Alstom to build four new Traxx locomotives for PCC Intermodal
PCC Intermodal and Alstom have signed a contract for the delivery of four brand new Traxx MS3 multisystem locomotives, together with the provision of full maintenance service. They signed an agreement towards this end on...Read more
UK rolling stock specialist says manufacturing migrating eastwards
The days of large-scale freight wagon rolling stock building are over in the UK. This is the belief of Les Bryant, the group business development director at wagon builder WH Davis. All large volume manufacturing...Read more
Global rail technology market has survived COVID-19 pandemic
The global market for rail technology has survived the COVID-19 pandemic relatively unscathed. Despite a slump of 8 per cent in 2020, the expectation is that the market will grow with 2.3 per cent annually...Read more
Touax delivers 20 brand new hoppers for Mendip Rail
Twenty brand new hoppers built to UK specifications have arrived in the country. This represents the second to last installment of 95 brand new wagons for Mendip Rail, the aggregates specialist in the west of...Read more
Unsung heroes keeping locked-down Britain rolling
While intermodal trains are now rushing past each other on the main lines of the UK, enjoying the same status as express passenger services, there are other loads out on the rails, just as important...Read more
DCRail wagons, box fresh from VTG
VTG Rail UK has agreed to supply the Cappagh Group of Companies with 100 new box wagons for the movement of construction materials. DCRail, the Cappagh Group’s rail freight operating company, is already using the...Read more
‘Articulated wagons offer more benefits to operators’
Russian rolling stock manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) is developing a new series of wagons. The company has already certified two types of articulated open wagons and tank wagons for LPG transportation. Three other types...Read more
Russian Railways purchases 2,000 flatcars
Federal Freight, subsidiary of Russian Railways, has ordered 2,000 flatcars from Altaivagon. The first wagons will be delivered this year while the entire order should be fulfilled by the end of 2021. The new order costs...Read more