Topic: Shunter

Alstom acquires Rotterdam-based maintenance firm Shunter

Alstom has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Shunter, a leading service provider in the field of maintenance of rolling stock for freight and passenger transport in the Netherlands. With this step, Alstom creates a...Read more

09-03-2021|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

UK shunter manufacturer ramps up workforce

Iconic British manufacturer Clayton Equipment Company has significantly increased its workforce to cope with international demand for its range of shunting and switching locomotives. The Burton-Upon-Trent firm is adding around forty per cent to its...Read more

17-09-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK Clayton shunts into electric future with Beacon

A name very much from the British engineering past shunts firmly into the future with a deal to supply hybrid motive power for multinational leasing company. Clayton Equipment, the only British independent heavy locomotive manufacturer,...Read more

27-05-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Petition calls for Dutch action on rail freight policy

A group of more than 50 rail freight stakeholders has presented a petition to the Dutch Parliament, calling for action to help stimulate rail cargo transport and put it on a par with its German...Read more

28-11-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy