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The EUR 2.7bn project was delivered in joint venture with Spanish engineering company Ayesa.
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 project has a planned commissioning scheduled by the end of 2029.
The Port Authority of Santander (APS) has presented plans for a rail freight corridor between Santander and Madrid, with support from three rail operators and several intermodal shippers.
Vossloh wins China grinding train order; ROBEL and Tesmec report deliveries of rail infra vehicles to Hong Kong and Bulgaria
The locomotive will haul diesel and heating oil trains from North Sea ports to tank farms across the country.
The route would combine upgraded sections for speeds of up to 200 km/h with new double-track lines designed for 250 km/h.
Preliminary results show revenue falling year-on-year, with the company posting an operating loss of EUR 18.4m.
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 latest batch of 45 wagons has now left the manufacturer’s plant.
As part of the agreement, the entire fleet will be retrofitted with VTG’s iWagon telematics system.
The FXN5C is a modular, AC-traction locomotive designed for heavy mainline freight operations.
The section represents more than 25% of the full Northlander passenger corridor.
Sizewell C is a new nuclear power station under construction near Leiston in eastern England.
The “Spare Parts Forecasting 1.0” project combines historical consumption data with operational parameters to reduce parts shortages without increasing inventory levels.
The St. Louis-based autonomous railcar manufacturer has appointed former Wabtec President and CEO.
European railway operators keep supporting Ukraine via supplies of technology.
The decline on rail marks the fourth consecutive annual loss of modal share to road.
The agreements formalise capacity arrangements on two of France’s busiest intercity axes.
The Spanish manufacturer is investing a double-digit million euro amount in the project.
WWRMS will overhaul six Zambia Railways locomotives
The preferred option carries a base budget of around EUR 62m.
The New South Wales Government has taken delivery of nine trains under the Regional Rail Fleet programme, with two units currently undertaking network testing.
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 measure is part of a revised maintenance planning approach introduced last year at several NS workshops.
The 91 coaches are intended to address a shortage of passenger rolling stock, which the ministry says has affected service quality.
Serbia will build and reconstruct 1,219 km of railway lines by 2035 under the national strategy “Serbia 2030”. The programme combines new construction and modernisation across the core network.
The project focuses on developing a new design methodology for lightweight, modular superstructures in rail freight transport.
The agreement, valued at approximately EUR 263m, covers 10 five-car EMUs with an option for 10 additional units, with entry into service planned for early 2028.
The company’s bid was selected as the best offer in the tender procedure.
The cooperation includes plans to offer RegioPanter electric multiple units to the Serbian market.
Rail now accounts for around 45% of the transport work required to supply SCA’s industrial operations with raw materials.
The service will operate with an initial frequency of two trains per week in both directions, enhancing connectivity of Slovakian terminal with Polish Baltic ports.
The route follows a new corridor and is the first entirely new railway connection constructed in independent Slovenia.
On an operational basis, performance was in line with the previous year.
Concurrently, Sierra is acquiring Central Valley Ag Transport (CVAT), an agricultural transload operator along its network.
The programme will support the entry into service of the new Class 99 locomotives.
The tests form part of Finland’s Digirail programme, which is introducing ETCS across the national network.
Deliveries are scheduled in three tranches between March 2026 and December 2027, structuring the operator’s fleet expansion over a 21-month period.
The amendment increases the contract value by EUR 318m, bringing total investment to EUR 1.064bn.
The staged approach follows delays caused by prolonged winter conditions that affected construction progress.
The fleet, equipped with Innofreight “RockTainer ORE” containers, will handle around 1.8 million tonnes of iron ore annually from the Erzberg site in Styria.
Locomotives will support new domestic services, including recently launched flows on the Lille–Miramas and Bonneuil–Miramas axis.
Improving work efficiency, reducing costs, and increasing quality and safety have long been priorities across both manufacturing and service industries. These principles are most highly developed in sectors with high-volume serial production, such as the automotive and aerospace industries. In the railway sector, however, the introduction of standardisation and optimisation measures is often more complex.
The Chicago-based manufacturer reported revenue of $501.0m and increased gross margin to 14.6%.
The group plans continued investment in railway infrastructure, rolling stock and tourism offerings, including the procurement of ORION multiple units for the MGBahn fleet.
The eight-car National Electric High-Speed Train set was placed on the test track on 5 March, with dynamic testing now ongoing.
According to Tågab, the services will operate with electric locomotives for the full route.