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Rolling Stock

RailAdventure Expands Its Fleet by 2 Locomotives to Offer Services in More Countries

RailAdventure, a rail service provider for the railway industry, is expanding its electric locomotives fleet. It recently purchased a new Stadler Euro6000 locomotive and a second-hand Siemens ES64U4 locomotive.

Lubomir Cech May 11, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

The Port of Duisburg Buys 2 Hydrogen and Battery Modula Locomotives from Vossloh Rolling Stock

Locomotives manufacturer Vossloh Rolling Stock and Duisburger Hafen sign a letter of agreement to deliver two Modula EBB battery-and-hydrogen locomotives at the ongoing transport & logistics fair in Munich.

Lubomir Cech May 9, 2023 · 2 min read

Rolling Stock

CARGOUNIT will get nine more Siemens Vectron locomotives

CARGOUNIT, leading locomotives leasing company in Central and Eastern Europe, fully executes the option from a framework agreement with Siemens Mobility and orders 9 more Vectron MS locomotives.

Lubomir Cech May 9, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Adif's €75.3 million investment to boost freight traffic at the Port of Castellón

The project is part of an agreement between Adif, Puertos del Estado, and the Port Authority of Castellón, with a total investment of €159.7 million. The new rail access will boost intermodal freight transport and promote more efficient, competitive, and sustainable mobility.

Marketa Horpeniakova May 9, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Dynamic Tests Start with New Bimodal CRRC Units for Chilean EFE

Two out of six new Chinese bimodal CRRC units, ordered by EFE have already been delivered, and dynamic tests have started.

Karel Novak May 7, 2023 · 2 min read

Business

Railpool with a New Majority Shareholder: GIC

GIC, one of the three investment entities managing the government reserves of Singapore, has become a majority shareholder of a leading European electric locomotives leasing company, Railpool.

Lubomir Cech May 5, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Brightline Unveils New Rail Station at Orlando International Airport

Brightline has unveiled a new Orlando Station at Orlando International Airport (MCO), marking a significant milestone in connecting two of Florida's fastest-growing regions. The scheduled service start is in the summer of 2023.

Lubomir Cech May 4, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

PKP CARGO Receives All 5 Siemens Vectron Locomotives from the Latest Order

PKP CARGO has finalised the acquisition of 5 Siemens Vectron MS locomotives. With this recent addition, PKP CARGO now boasts a fleet of 25 Vectron locomotives.

Lubomir Cech May 4, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

UK: Porterbrook Unveils New Asset Management Facility at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre

Porterbrook, a UK rolling stock company, has recently introduced a new Asset Management Facility (AMF) at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.

Lubomir Cech May 4, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Finland: VR’s New Stadler High-Cab Locomotives Enter Freight Traffic

After extensive tests, Finland’s VR Group introduced its new Dr19 Stadler locomotives into regular freight traffic nationwide.

Lubomir Cech May 4, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

CAPTRAIN España Acquires Eight New EURO6000 Locomotives

CAPTRAIN España has announced the acquisition of eight Stadler EURO6000 electric locomotives. With this purchase, CAPTRAIN España aims to enhance its transportation services and expand its presence in the Mediterranean Corridor.

Lubomir Cech May 3, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Bulgaria: BDŽ tenders shunter locomotives and trainsets

The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications has issued several tenders for new rolling stock. It includes 18 shunting locomotives and up to 62 new trainsets.

Lubomir Cech May 2, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

OLAVION Leases Eight Pesa Gama Marathon Locomotives from CARGOUNIT

CARGOUNIT and OLAVION have signed a framework agreement to lease eight Pesa Gama locomotives. With the first locomotive already handed over, the remaining eight locomotives will be ended to the rail freight carrier by the end of the year.

Lubomir Cech April 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

60 more Alstom trains for the „Isle of France“

Alstom has announced a nearly €1 billion order for 60 additional RER NG trains. The new-generation double-deck rolling stock will be deployed on the RER D and RER E lines of the Île-de-France network operated by Transilien SNCF Voyageurs for Île-de-France Mobilités.

Lubomir Cech April 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Pomeranian Region Will Get Four Dual-Mode Units from Newag

On April 25, 2023, the Pomeranian Voivodeship announced the tender results for the supply of four dual-mode (electric-diesel multiple units) that will transport passengers in Pomerania. The vehicles will be manufactured by Newag SA, with the first trains scheduled to appear on tracks in the middle of next year.

Lubomir Cech April 26, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

€190 Million for the Improvement of a Marshalling Yard in Slovakia

On 24 April 2023, the EU Cohesion Fund 2014-2020 approved an investment of over €190 million for Slovakia to enhance the marshalling yard in Žilina-Teplička, which is a crucial part of the Trans-European Transport Network.

Lubomir Cech April 25, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

The second intermodal terminal recently announced in the Hungarian town of Szeged

On the north-west corner of the southern Hungarian town of Szeged, in Kiskundorozsma, Petrolsped announced the construction of a new intermodal terminal, which should be operational in September 2023.

Lubomir Cech April 20, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Grupa Azoty KOLTAR buys a single Newag DRAGON2 locomotive

The rail freight carrier of the large Polish chemical industry group, Grupa Azoty Koltar, has agreed with domestic rolling stock manufacturer Newag on the delivery of one six-axle DC electric locomotive, DRAGON2.

Lubomir Cech April 20, 2023 · 1 min read

Passenger Rail

DSB orders eight more Talgo 230 trainsets

Spanish rolling stock manufacturer, Talgo, will double the number of trainsets, which it will make for Danish passenger rail operator, DSB. In total, DSB will now receive 16 trainsets.

Lubomir Cech April 19, 2023 · 1 min read

Passenger Rail

Cross-border passenger service started on China-Laos Railway

The China-Laos Railway initiated cross-border passenger services on April 13, 2023.

Lubomir Cech April 18, 2023 · 2 min read