Kazakhstan: National railway operator signed an agreement with Citibank for a credit line of $900 mln. The funds should allow the purchase of about 240 locomotives and thus update 15% of KTZ’s locomotive fleet.
20 September 2023
Kazakhstan: National railway operator signed an agreement with Citibank for a credit line of $900 mln. The funds should allow the purchase of about 240 locomotives and thus update 15% of KTZ’s locomotive fleet.
Russia: The presentation of the locomotive was held at the PRO//Motion.Expo Railway Fair.
US: According to Progress Rail, Wabtec is abusing its market position for mainline locomotives, locomotive control systems, and services.
Russia: The organiser, Gudok Publishing House, has unveiled details of the upcoming main event of the area 1520 railway industry.
EU: The Association of European Rolling Stock Lessors, AERRL, has published the first part of a study of such diesel alternatives as biofuel, biomethane, ammonia, batteries, and hydrogen in rail transport.
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Transport calls for bids for a total of €1.4 bln VAT excluded. Winners of four tenders will be expected to supply 35 single-deck and 7 double-deck EMUs, 20 push-pull trains, and 18 shunting locomotives.
Russia: A new generation shunting locomotive from TMH was handed over to a metallurgical company for controlled demo operation.
Kazakhstan: This was the news the president of the LKZ production site Marat Tleubayev revealed in his interview with the Kursiv media.
UK: The University of Birmingham made a feasibility study on the use of ammonia fuel cells in mainline freight locomotives compared to diesel and hydrogen vehicles.