Kazakhstan: The end of June saw signing a contract for the supply of liquefied natural gas between Condor Energies, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, and Wabtec. The contract continues KTZ’s move towards the use of gas fuel in the rail transport.
Latvia: The first refurbished TGM4 with a hydrogen power plant is expected to be ready for operation in the port of Riga by the end of this year.
South Africa: This is what Kannan Ponnusamy, Head of Business Development at SMH Rail, told in his interview with Railways Africa.
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New Zealand: The first two vehicles were loaded onto a ship in a Spanish port in August this year.
Kazakhstan: A new underway assembly plant by Kamkor Locomotive will produce up to 100 sections for mainline electric locomotives, up to 200 sections for mainline diesel ones and up to 60 sections for shunters.
Russia: Following the rejection of its appeal at the end of July, the French manufacturer filed a new appeal with the Commercial Court of the Volga Federal District.
Georgia: The decision was accepted by the board of directors of Georgian Railway (GR) last week, with the relevant agreement published on the state procurement website.
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