Alstom has appointed Jean-Michel Morvan as Managing Director for Southern Latin America, putting him in charge of the company’s operations in Argentina, Chile, Peru and Ecuador.
A new document titled Política Ferroviaria Nacional para Chile – Trenes para Chile 2050 sets out a long-term framework to reposition rail as a core element of Chile’s transport and logistics system by mid-century.
The new entity will operate bulk commodity services using its own locomotives and wagons under long-term contracts, starting on Queensland’s narrow-gauge network.
Siemens Mobility has secured a major contract to deploy ETCS Level 2 and its new Signaling X platform on 87 km of rail lines in Chile. It is the country’s first-ever ETCS Level 2 project and the first Signaling X deployment in Latin America.
With this operation, the company becomes the first rail freight operator in Latin America to use green hydrogen as an energy source.
The contract covers rail operations across the central-southern section of the country, which has been the core corridor for FEPASA’s logistics activities.
The C30ACi locomotives, equipped with AC-traction technology, represent a shift for TRANSAP, being the first AC-traction units in the company’s fleet.
This project, part of the Virtual Signalling Control (CSV) initiative, involves the installation of new signalling technology to improve both passenger and freight train operations.
While Israel Railways seeks up to 90 locomotives with dual-power, Chilean EFE is looking for 9 locomotives.
CRRC Qishuyan has recently completed the delivery of a hydrogen-powered locomotive to Chile, marking a new addition to the country's railway fleet.
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Spanish railway operator Renfe signed a cooperation agreement with the Chilean state railway company, EFE. The Memorandum of Understanding aims at materialising future collaborations.
Two out of six new Chinese bimodal CRRC units, ordered by EFE have already been delivered, and dynamic tests have started.