The locomotives will operate on a dedicated freight corridor linking Arauco’s pulp mill under construction in Inocência, Mato Grosso do Sul, to Brazil’s national railway network.
The fixed order of 50 can rise to 80 locomotives in option; first deliveries are scheduled for 2029 and 2030.
The programme has been running since the start of 2026 and includes two Modula-EBB units.
Deliveries are scheduled for 2027 and 2028.
The tests, carried out under heavy freight loads and on demanding gradients, will inform future investment decisions on the operator’s locomotive fleet.
Locomotive 66537 has been outshopped in the company’s deep green and lime livery and will enter service on bulk freight flows across the UK.
The locomotive will haul diesel and heating oil trains from North Sea ports to tank farms across the country.
The locomotives arrived via the Port of Montevideo and have been transferred to the Peñarol railway workshops for commissioning, with entry into service planned for 2026.
Three more locomotives were delivered to CZ LOKO’s most successful export market.
The FXN5C is a modular, AC-traction locomotive designed for heavy mainline freight operations.
The “Spare Parts Forecasting 1.0” project combines historical consumption data with operational parameters to reduce parts shortages without increasing inventory levels.
WWRMS will overhaul six Zambia Railways locomotives
The contract covers engineering support for the fleet as its deployment expands across the UK network.
IPE Locomotori 2000 has completed the ninth locomotive of its G1001 series developed in cooperation with Vossloh Locomotives.
The 91 coaches are intended to address a shortage of passenger rolling stock, which the ministry says has affected service quality.
Deliveries are scheduled in three tranches between March 2026 and December 2027, structuring the operator’s fleet expansion over a 21-month period.
Locomotives will support new domestic services, including recently launched flows on the Lille–Miramas and Bonneuil–Miramas axis.
The phased modernization will allow NS to return upgraded locomotives to service progressively between 2027 and 2029.
The multi-system locomotives are part of a fleet renewal that will see existing KombiRail locomotives returned as the new units enter service.
The agreement covers full-service maintenance for the fleet, which is already in circulation.