The Ulysse Fret program is about to enter a crucial phase in July 2024, when it will finalize a strategic action plan for investments totaling €4 billion up to 2032.
The refurbishment work will be entirely conducted within the UK, potentially benefiting the local supply chain and employment.
Locomotives will be built in Alstom plants in Kassel and Wroclaw.
The contract includes an option for four more units.
The pilot project is aimed at enhancing the reliability and modernity of the 25-year-old trains.
The first trainsets will appear in operation during Easter holiday 2024.
In total, 95 electric AC locomotives for Turkey will be manufactured.
The MerwedeLinge line, which connects Dordrecht to Geldermalsen, will receive new trains by the end of 2027.
The deployment of these locomotives is part of a broader initiative to modernize DB Cargo's fleet and make freight transportation more environmentally friendly.
GB Railfreight plans to utilize these wagons primarily for the transportation of bulk construction materials, such as ballast and stone, in anticipation of increased demand within the construction sector.
The new wagons are intended to integrate into the fleet to support increased operational efficiency.
The overall profit for SBB in 2023 was 278 million EUR, a considerable recovery from a 255 million EUR loss the previous year.
Two hybrid design ModuTrac locomotives will be delivered from Germany to capital of the Netherlands.
The joint order will be split between two Italian freight rail operators of the Autostrada del Brennero SpA Group.
The largest-ever contract by volume of vehicles includes a fixed order for 300 passenger cars and an option for 150 more.
Siemens Mobility is replacing its current rail infrastructure site in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, with a state-of-the-art factory, digital engineering and R&D facility.
The fixed order is agreed for 26 EMUs with an option for 4 additional ones.
This initiative is part of a wider strategy that includes an investment of almost €300 million for the acquisition of 43 locomotives to strengthen the maintenance capacity of the high-speed, conventional, and metric gauge network.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $631 million for better rail mobility across the United States.
From the framework, the first fixed order consists of 30 MS Vectrons and 10 Smartrons.