Alstom has signed a contract with the Romanian Railway Reform Authority to deliver 16 Traxx 3 MS locomotives and provide 20 years of maintenance services.
Category: Rolling Stock
Faster wagon damage reporting: how can it be achieved?
Marcus Roth is a software developer based in Frankfurt, and Thomas Heydenreich is a rail freight consultant based in Hamburg. Together, they ‘digitally’ founded RailAppSolutions to improve the exchange of information concerning wagon damage reports. More recently, they launched TrainChecker, an app that allows quicker wagon inspections via a photograph, thus speeding up rail freight […]
Ukraine wants to ban Russian rolling stock imports for 50 years
The Ukrainian government asked the National Security and Defense Council to introduce a bundle of sanctions against Russia for the next 50 years. Among other initiatives, there is the proposal for a five-decade ban on the imports of Russian rail rolling stock in Ukraine. Other than the ban on rolling stock imports, the Ukrainian government […]
Ermewa gets 17.3 million euros from Spain to finance 200 wagons
Rail rolling stock leasing company Ermewa will deploy 200 new wagons in Spain in 2024. Its Spanish subsidiary, Ermewa Ibérica, received a grant of 17,3 million euros from the Spanish Ministry of Transport to finance this project. The wagons will be of two types: 150 Shimmns and 50 pocket wagons. The wagons will be initially […]
SCG: high quality engineering for the rail industry
Strategic Connections Group (SCG) has become well-known for providing high quality engineering and business support services, primarily for the …
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Double time for Sydney Metro trains testing
Testing is ramping up in the 15.5-kilometre twin metro tunnels between Chatswood and Sydenham in Sydney, with eight trains …
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Ukrainian Railways to start building variable gauge grain hoppers
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) built an in-house hopper wagon with variable gauge. “It is intended for the transportation of grain and other loose food cargo”, the company said. This is the first time UZ ventured into such an initiative. “Next, we plan to put such wagons (the new hoppers) into serial production” said Yevhen Lyashchenko, chairman […]
Dutch government to provide 24 million in ERTMS subsidies
The Dutch government will provide subsidies amounting to 24 million euros for the adaptation of rail vehicles to level 2, baseline 3 or higher of the European Train Control System (ETCS). The regulation is aimed at curbing the negative impact of ERTMS upgrade costs incurred by operators, which do not stand to benefit financially from […]
Extension for $1.5b Alstom VLocity maintenance contract
Australian rail manufacturing and signalling leader Alstom has been announced as the successful bidder for the $1.5 billion contract to maintain Victoria’s regional …
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