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.
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.
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.
Serbia, Hungary: At the end of February, the first mainline Bison locomotive hauled a 20-tank wagon consist on the upgraded Belgrade–Budapest line.
Türkiye: KAAF has rolled out Turkey's first domestically developed two-axle battery-powered shunting locomotive, the RE2500 model.
USA: The four-axle SWR18 with a rear cab has been delivered to the Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina.
Contracts and deals in the locomotive markets.
Australia: Two EMD Joule battery-electric locomotives of the American producer have entered service on the network operated by the mining company Fortescue in the Pilbara region.
Germany: Last week, the electric freight locomotives were shipped at the Port of Hamburg. The batch is expected to arrive in Alexandria by late February.
