Alstom to Deliver 16 Electric Locomotives to Romania Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 31, 20240 Alstom has signed a contract to supply 16 electric Traxx 3 MS locomotives with 20 years of maintenance to the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF). This contract is valued at 150 million EUR and includes an option to extend the maintenance services for a further 20 years. This contract extends Alstom’s collaboration
Newag to Supply 30 Dragon 2 Electric Locomotives to Akiem Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 20, 20230 Newag has received a contract from Akiem to supply 30 Dragon 2 electric locomotives for operation in Central Europe. This order includes 10 multi-system 6-axle electric locomotives and 20 single-system 6-axle DC locomotives equipped with an access module. The contract also includes the option for Akiem to order another 50 locomotives in
MSC to Add 15 Siemens Vectron Locomotives to Rail Fleet Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 27, 20230 MSC subsidiary, MEDWAY Belgium NV has ordered 15 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The new locomotives will be used for cross-border freight transport in Europe and for supplementing container transport by ship in the eastern hinterland of Antwerp, Belgium. Salvatore Prudente, Executive Director of MEDWAY, said:“MSC continues to invest on the
Alstom to Supply 50 Traxx Universal Locomotives to RAILPOOL Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 25, 20230 Alstom has been contracted to supply 50 Traxx Universal multi-purpose locomotives for European rail vehicle leasing company, RAILPOOL. The multi-purpose locomotives will be used for freight and passenger corridor services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and Poland. All locomotives will be equipped with Alstom’s onboard signalling solution, ATLAS. A Traxx
Poland: Alstom Delivers 4 Traxx Multisystem Locomotives to PCC Intermodal Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 5, 20230 Alstom has delivered four new Traxx MS3 multisystem electric locomotives to multimodal operator, PCC Intermodal SA in Poland under a 2021 contract. As part of this contract, Alstom is supplying full maintenance service for the electric locomotives and will also provide training for PCC Intermodal’s staff. Four Traxx 3 MS locomotives joined
Alstom to Supply 50 Traxx Universal Locomotives to Northrail and RIVE Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 29, 20230 Alstom and Northrail AG have signed a framework contract for the supply of up to 50 multi-system Traxx Universal locomotives, alongside a full-service maintenance package for up to 16 years. This investment was arranged by Northrail on behalf of Paris-based infrastructure investment company, RIVE Private Investment (RIVE), which has selected Northrail
DB Cargo Italia Orders 4 EffiShunter 1000 Diesel-Electric Locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 6, 20230 DB Cargo Italia has become the latest company to order rolling stock from CZ LOKO with a contract for four new EffiShunter 1000 diesel-electric locomotives. The first two of these units will be delivered this summer, while the final two will arrive by the end of the year. They will be used
Australia: Progress Rail to Build Battery-Powered Aurizon Freight Locomotive Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 1, 20230 Australian freight rail company, Aurizon has contracted Progress Rail to build a zero-emissions capable battery-powered freight locomotive in Australia. This will be the first battery-powered freight unit to be constructed in Australia. In the future, it is hoped that it will operate using entirely renewable energy sources, thus enabling freight hauls
UK: Stadler to Deliver Class 93 Tri-Mode Locomotive to Rail Operations Group Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 14, 20230 The first of 10 Class 93 tri-mode locomotives produced for Rail Operations Group has completed testing at Stadler’s facility in Valencia, Spain. These locomotives will be delivered to Rail Operations Group to reduce CO2 emissions across the UK rail network. They will be used for rail freight and potential passenger operations
Spain: Stadler EURO6000 Locomotives Ordered for Algeciras-Zaragoza Railway Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 15, 20230 Rail & Truck Strait Union (RTSU), the future operator of the Algeciras-Zaragoza ‘Railway Highway’ in Spain, has signed a long-term lease agreement with Alpha Trains for 7 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives. These electric locomotives will be manufactured at Stadler’s Albuixech plant in Valencia prior to delivery between 2024 and 2025. 7 Stadler EURO6000
Siemens Mobility Awarded €3bn Indian Railways Locomotive Order Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 17, 20230 Siemens Mobility has signed a contract with Indian Railways for the supply of 1,200 locomotives of 9,000 horsepower (HP). This is the single largest locomotive order in Siemens Mobility’s history and the single largest order for Siemens India. The contract has a total value of approximately 3 billion EUR. Producing 9,000 HP,
Renfe Invests 122 Million Euro into Freight Rail Decarbonisation and Digitisation Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 6, 20230 Renfe Mercancías has announced plans to invest 122.7 million EUR (128.74m USD) into the decarbonisation and digitisation of freight rail in Spain. Stadler electric locomotive for Renfe Mercancias © Renfe Mercancias Just shy of a third of this (30%) will come from the Support Programme for Sustainable and Digital Transport of MITMA (Secretary
Nestlé Waters to Operate Hydrogen-Powered Freight Train Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 23, 20220 From 2025, Nestlé Waters will become the first company in Europe to operate a hydrogen-powered freight train through a solution developed by Alstom and ENGIE. Through this project, a high-powered fuel cell system will be used to power electric locomotives in non-electrified areas. This will allow goods to be transported over
Spain: Stadler Presents 4 Trivoltage Electric Locomotives to Renfe Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 20, 20220 Stadler Valencia has presented four of twelve high-power electric locomotives ordered by Renfe Mercancías for freight operations in Spain. The presentation was made during Isaías Táboas, President of Renfe Operadora’s visit to the Stadler factory in Valencia. Under the contract signed between Renfe and Stadler, four of the twelve high-power multi-system EURO6000,
Alstom to Equip 120 SNCB Locomotives with ETCS Level 2 Technology Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 18, 20220 Alstom has been awarded the contract to design, deliver and maintain the latest-generation ETCS level 2 signalling system (Baseline 3) for 120 SNCB HLE18 locomotives currently in commercial service across Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Germany. The system will be supplemented by national functionalities to allow the trains to circulate in Belgium
Union Pacific Partners with ZTR to Build Hybrid-Electric Locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 10, 20220 Union Pacific Railroad is partnering with ZTR to build hybrid-electric locomotives for yard operations. The locomotives will be built at Union Pacific’s North Little Rock facility in Arkansas with the first prototype expected to be delivered in late 2023. Five additional units will then arrive in 2024. The new locomotives will be
Fenniarail Orders Electric Vectron Locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 3, 20220 Finnish freight operator, Fenniarail has signed a purchase agreement with Siemens Mobility to procure up to five electric Vectron locomotives. Under the purchase agreement, Siemens will deliver one Vectron locomotive to Fenniarail by the end of October 2023. It also includes the option to order an additional four electric locomotives. The purchase
US: BNSF Orders Four EMD SD70J Locomotives from Progress Rail Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 27, 20220 Progress Rail has been chosen to supply BNSF Railway (BNSF) with four EMD Joule battery-electric locomotives and two charging systems. This order has been supported in part by US grant funding. BNSF Orders four EMD SD70J locomotives from Progress Rail The SD70J units will be delivered in 2024 and will replace BNSF’s diesel
Italy: Alstom to Supply 20 Additional Traxx DC3 Electric Locomotives to Polo Mercitalia Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 22, 20220 Alstom has been contracted to supply Italian railway operator, Polo Mercitalia (Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato) with 20 new-generation Traxx DC3 electric locomotives. These units are scheduled to be delivered in 2024 and will join the 40 units ordered in 2017, which have been in service for Mercitalia Rail for the past
Union Pacific to Invest in Decarbonising Operations Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 14, 20220 Union Pacific has issued a 600 million USD green bond offering to fund investments that will decarbonise its footprint and reduce its emissions. This will help the company achieve its goal of reducing 2018 well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions by 26% by 2030 and to net zero by 2050. Moving freight by rail
Join KONČAR at InnoTrans 2022 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 30, 20220 InnoTrans is the leading international trade fair for transport technology and takes place every two years in Berlin. Sub-divided into the five trade fair segments Railway Technology, Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Interiors and Tunnel Construction, InnoTrans occupies all 41 halls available at Berlin Exhibition Grounds. The thirteenth InnoTrans will take place
How Skeleton & ZRT Power Locomotives Under All Weather Conditions Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 4, 20220 It is spring now, but after an unusually cold winter in many countries, several companies are already thinking about their next winter preparedness measures. In the rail sector, one of the key issues is the ability to start diesel-electric locomotives because batteries are one of the most vulnerable items under cold
Amtrak Takes Up Option for 50 More Siemens Mobility Charger Locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 24, 20220 Amtrak has taken up the option to order a further 50 Charger locomotives from Siemens Mobility as it continues to replace its fleet of P40 and P42 diesel-electric locomotives with more energy efficient vehicles. Amtrak orders 50 more Charger Locomotives from Siemens Mobility © Amtrak / Mike Armstrong The initial order for
Italy: GTS Rail Orders 20 Additional Traxx DC3 Electric Locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 17, 20220 Alstom has signed an agreement to deliver a further 20 Traxx DC3 electric locomotives to Italy-based GTS Rail. New Traxx DC3 locomotive on the tracks. © Alstom Known as the E.494 in Italy, the DC3 is Alstom’s latest generation of high-power electric locomotive and has been designed to maximise efficiency, minimise maintenance, and
Canada: ONxpress Consortium Signs Up to Ontario’s Largest Capital Infrastructure Project Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 21, 20220 ONxpress Transportation Partners – a consortium made up of Alstom, Aecon Group, Deutsche Bahn International Operations and FCC Construcción – has signed a multi-billion USD, 25-year agreement with Metrolinx for the On-Corridor Works Project. GO Expansion will transform the GO rail network from a commuter service into an all-day rapid system. ©
Alstom and ENGIE Sign Partnership to Supply Fuel Cell System for European Rail Freight Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 6, 20220 Alstom and ENGIE have signed a partnership agreement, outlining how they will work together to bring a fuel cell system to the European rail freight market. Hydrogen manufacturer ENGIE says it is also working on increasing its renewable hydrogen production capacity to 4GW by 2030. With its aim of managing more
Rail Innovation Timeline – 1900s Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 1, 20220 Rail Innovation Timeline – 1900s Viper Innovations’ CableGuardian system is one of the latest in a long line of achievements in railway technology targeted at improving the safety of the railway for the public and workforce and increasing the efficient operation of the railway-at-large. To celebrate these past innovations and all
Italy: Three Orders for Traxx DC3 Locomotives in Under a Month Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 17, 20220 Alstom has signed three new supply contracts for Traxx DC3 locomotives in Italy. All were agreed during the latter half of January, with a total of 13 locomotives being ordered. Three new orders for Traxx DC3 locomotives signed in January 2022 for assembly in Vado Ligure. © Alstom Bari-based GTS Rail ordered an additional
Alstom Completes Azerbaijan Railways Locomotive Order Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 11, 20220 Alstom has delivered the fortieth and final Prima T8 AZ8A heavy freight locomotive to Azerbaijan Railways. Alstom celebrates the delivery of the 40th Prima T8 AZ8A heavy freight locomotive under the contract to Azerbaijan Railways © Alstom This completes a 288 million euro (330.31 USD) order made by Azerbaijan Railways in 2014 for
Belgium: Alstom to Supply Up to 50 Electric Traxx Locomotives to SNCB Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 2, 20220 Alstom has been chosen to supply up to 50 of its third-generation electric Traxx locomotives to Belgium’s Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges (SNCB). Traxx locomotives for SNCB © Alstom The locomotives will be used for domestic and international passenger services on electrified – and on occasion high-speed – networks across Belgium, the Netherlands,
Union Pacific Tests Viability of Battery-Electric Locomotives for Freight Operations Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 1, 20220 Union Pacific Railroad is set to buy 20 battery-electric locomotives from Progress Rail and Wabtec Corporation for testing in yard operations. Locomotive manufacturers Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, and Wabtec Corporation will be supplying the battery-electric locomotives used in Union Pacific’s yard operations testing. © Union Pacific By working with the locomotive manufacturers
Railpool Orders 15 Alstom Traxx Locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 28, 20220 Rolling stock leasing company Railpool has ordered 15 Traxx locomotives from manufacturer Alstom, bringing its total Traxx fleet to more than 250. The 15 electric locomotives will be deployed in Italy, Norway and Sweden and will be equipped with a diesel engine for last mile capability. In addition to the 15
DB Cargo to Replace its Diesel Locomotive Fleet Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 19, 20220 DB Cargo is investing in a new climate-friendly locomotive fleet with alternative drives. A Siemens Mobility Vectron locomotive for Deutsche Bahn © Deutsche Bahn | Volker Emersleben The transport company is planning to replace its old diesel locomotives with 300 new shunting and dual-powered locomotives in order to improve efficiency and sustainability. This will
Hitachi Rail to Equip Nordic Re-Finance Locomotives with ERTMS Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 22, 20210 Hitachi Rail has won a contract with Nordic Re-Finance to equip its Scandinavian fleet with on-board ERTMS and STM (specific transmission module) systems. The diesel-electric locomotives, Class TMe units, operate in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. A Nordic Re-Finance TMe locomotive © Hitachi Rail Hitachi Rail has already started work on this project and hopes
Kazakhstan: Silkway Transit Celebrates Arrival of First Black Granite Electric Locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 19, 20210 Silkway Transit has celebrated the arrival of its first two-section 2ES7 ‘Black Granite’ electric locomotives with a ceremonial launch at Nurly-Zhol railway station, Kazakhstan. Silkway Transit Celebrates Arrival of First Black Granite Electric Locomotives © Silkway Transit / STM In one of the largest export contracts for the supply of traction rolling stock
Škoda Transportation and Hyundai Rotem to Produce Locomotives for Tanzania Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 22, 20210 Škoda Transportation Group has signed a contract with Hyundai Rotem to deliver 17 sets of complete electrical equipment. Valued at over 580 million CZK (22.65m euros | 26.36m USD), the contract is for sets which include main and auxiliary drives, battery chargers, traction motors, gearboxes and wheelsets. The Škoda Transportation Group will
Kazakhstan: SilkWay Transit Orders 22 STM Electric Freight Locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 20, 20210 Sinara Transport Machines’ (STM) Trading House has signed an agreement with SilkWay Transit to deliver 22 2ES7 Black Granite locomotives. The electric freight locomotives will be used for commercial service on the Republic of Kazakhstan’s main line. 2ES7 Black Granite electric locomotive © Sinara Transport Machines The 2ES7 two-section freight AC electric locomotives