Russia: This year is expected to see the launch of production of the 3ES8 electric, 3TE28 and TEM23 diesel locomotives, and EMKA2 catenary and battery-powered shunter.
16 March 2023
Russia: This year is expected to see the launch of production of the 3ES8 electric, 3TE28 and TEM23 diesel locomotives, and EMKA2 catenary and battery-powered shunter.
Brazil: The producer has signed a contract worth approximately $38.4 mln with the VLI logistics company to supply 9 ES43BBI diesel locomotives to operate on 1,000 mm narrow-gauge lines.
Russia: The manufacturer commented on this to the Izvestia media. The extension of the state support for the natural gas fuel market until 2030, which the government is currently working on, is to add to the demand for vehicles.
Russia: TMH’s developing production facilities, digitisation in the holding, new Baltiets train, TMH Electrotech’s modern motors, etc. in the new issue.
Russia: A freight car owner won an auction with a bid of more than RUB 2.8 bln ($38 mln) and purchased the property formerly owned by Bombardier Transportation: 86,000 m2 production facilities with equipment.
Poland: This year the national operator plans to add 10 Stadler’s Flirt trains, two retrofitted ED74 EMUs by Pesa, four CZ LOKO’s EffiShunter 300 locomotives, and renewed passenger coaches to its fleet.
Kazakhstan: Prime minister Alihan Smaiylov introduced plans for the delivery of locomotives, passenger, and freight cars for the fleet of the national operator and its subsidiaries.
Spain: First testing of Talgo's Vittal-One hydrogen train is scheduled for this summer. Meanwhile trials of its TPH2 hybrid locomotive and CAF’s train Civia 463, which started last year, are under way.
China: The 28.8 MW electric six-section locomotive has starting tractive effort of 2,280 kN and entered into operation in June 2021. Shen24 tripled volume of coal cargo service in Shanxi and Shaanxi, increasing it by 25 mln t annually.