Namibia: TransNamib operator's two locomotives are being upgraded by Traxtion Rail at its Rosslyn maintenance facility in South Africa. The work involves replacing the conventional diesel engine with one that burns a hydrogen-diesel blend.
Kazakhstan: The national operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has received the final batch consisting of 17 units.
Recent deals and tenders in the urban rail transport market.
Türkiye: The operational testing launch ceremony took place on 6 March in Sakarya, attended by the country's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.
Croatia: The Poslovni dnevnik media outlet has announced this decision made by the Slovak wagon holding. After nine years of bankruptcy, the plant in Zagreb was purchased by Tatravagonka in 2021.
USA: The technology is developed by the American freight operator in partnership with the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
Russia: The country's largest locomotive service company announced that the Bort hardware-software complex, deployed by its depots, enabled the detection and prompt resolution of over 17,000 faults in diesel locomotive components and equipment.
Italy: National railway company FS Group has completed the acquisition of the subsidiary Titagarh Firema from the Titagarh Rail Systems for €41 mln.
Switzerland: Currently, the four-axle Griffin E4MSUa electric locomotive is on tests in Buchs, where the rolling stock’s impact on infrastructure is being examined. Then the vehicle will be sent to Germany to continue testing.