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Wabtec receives £200m locomotive order

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January 29, 2025
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Wabtec has announced that it has received an order from Winning Consortium Simandou of around £200m for its Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives. The locomotives will…

New lease on life for rail fleet

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January 28, 2025
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TasRail’s Locomotive Life Extension Project (LLEP) is overhauling eight 2050 and 2000 class legacy locomotives in Launceston to prolong operational …

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New signalling and first locomotives for Algeciras-Zaragoza rolling highway

Marco Raimondi
January 24, 2025
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There is some positive news regarding Spain’s future rolling highway service which connects its largest port, Algeciras, with one of its most important logistics centres,…

Heidelberg Materials places order for 600kWh battery powered Class 08e locomotive

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January 24, 2025
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Positive Traction has received an order from Heidelberg Materials for a Class 08e locomotive. The company has provided donor locomotive 08296 from their fleet for…

AERRL issues appeal to new EU transport officials

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January 23, 2025
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The time for policy appeals is here. All across the board, rail freight parties are signalling their wishes for the future – now also including…

First look at the newest Metro train

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January 22, 2025
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From design to reality; a life-size prototype metro carriage for the new Western Sydney Airport Metro line has been unveiled, …

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Line speed tests for GBRf’s hitech hybrid

Simon Walton
January 21, 2025
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UK rail freight operator GBRf is eagerly anticipating the delivery of its fleet of “Class 99” designated hybrid locomotives. After a static display of the…

First brand new Class 99 locomotive leaves for test track

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January 18, 2025
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GB Railfreight has announced that the first Class 99, No. 99001, has left Stadler‘s factory, destined for the test track. The locomotive left the factory…

SBB wants to standardise wagon fleet and orders up to 840 new wagons

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January 17, 2025
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In order to simplify maintenance and ensure uniform logistics, Swiss national rail operator SBB wants to standardise its wagon fleet. To that end, it is…

Last hybrid train hits the tracks

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January 17, 2025
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The South Australian Government has reached a major milestone in its journey towards sustainability with 50 hybrid-diesel railcars now in …

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