PKP CARGO expands its Dragon 2 locomotive fleet
PKP CARGO has taken delivery of the first batch of twelve Dragon 2 dual-system electric locomotives manufactured by Newag of Novi Sad.
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PKP CARGO has taken delivery of the first batch of twelve Dragon 2 dual-system electric locomotives manufactured by Newag of Novi Sad.
Thanks to the expansion of the fleet by a total of seven Siemens Vectron MS electric locomotives, this Czech rail freight carrier will strengthen its transport capacities, which it uses to provide transport on domestic lines and to neighboring countries.
Beacon has announced the signing of a contract with Stadler for the provision of 30 bi-mode locomotives for the UK, to be operated by GB Railfreight.
The man who photographed this train now lives in exile
At the end of March this year, two new 393 Vectron AC locomotives with an auxiliary diesel engine (DPM) will join the ČD Cargo fleet.
Stadler announces that the EURO9000 locomotive has obtained its type approval and authorisation for placing on the markets in Germany and Austria.
Rail & Truck Strait Union (RTSU) and Alpha Trains have signed a long-term finance lease agreement for 7 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives.
Railcare's Lokverkstad has been commissioned to Nordic adapt five Traxx locomotives for the leasing company Beacon Rail. The project is worth approximately SEK 12 million and will be carried out during the first two quarters of 2023.
Three people were injured. Diesel fuel spilled into the river and the locomotive caught fire. The accident happened on Wednesday morning.
Locomotives to haul freight on the Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica
The company has developed this equipment for a block train of 20 90-foot InnoWagons transporting pipeline pipes between Mühlheim an der Ruhr and the port of Brake, Germany.
The locomotives will be used on the company's sidings to service demanding steel operations.
The death toll from yesterday's train crash in Greece has risen to at least 43.
An intercity passenger train collided with a freight train near the city of Larissa in central Greece on Tuesday night.
The vehicles, which will help improve the safety and reliability of rail freight in Spain, are fully electric and powered only by renewable energy.
RAILPOOL and Alstom have signed a framework agreement for 27 new Traxx AC3 and Traxx DC3 locomotives, with an option for a further 15 locomotives.
The market launch of the Helrom trailer wagon is being supported by the German Federal Ministry of Transport with €15 million as part of the Federal Government's "Future of Rail Freight Transport" programme.
Prvá Slovenská železniční (PSŽ) will expand its transport fleet with two EffiShunter 1000 locomotives. The contract was signed by representatives of both companies at the CZ LOKO plant in Jihlava, where the locomotives are manufactured.
About 50 wagons left the tracks, 10 of which carried hazardous materials. The cause of the accident is still unknown.
CZ LOKO has delivered the last two EffiShunter 300 locomotives to the Polish state railway PKP Intercity. This completes the 2020 contract for a series of ten of these vehicles.