Canada. USA: Both manufacturers are to deliver 175 mainline diesel locomotives to the North American operators.
29 January 2026
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Canada. USA: Both manufacturers are to deliver 175 mainline diesel locomotives to the North American operators.
Türkiye, UK: A protocol on cooperation has been signed between the general director of the state-owned rolling stock manufacturer, Mr Selim Koçbay, and the British ambassador to Ankara, Ms Jill Morris.
Vietnam: The country government has tasked the national operator VNR with delivering the project. A 250 ha site in the outskirts of Hanoi has been allocated for this purpose.
The European Union Agency for Railways has granted approval for Siemens Mobility’s Vectron MS locomotives to operate at a maximum speed of 230 km/h in the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland.
Guinea: The Compagnie des Bauxites de Kindia has taken delivery of 10 CRRC-built DF8B (CDD5B1) diesel locomotives at a handover ceremony held in December at its site in Kindia.
UK: In mid-December a court appointed administrators to Clayton Equipment, initiating insolvency proceedings that could lead to a company restructuring.
Recent deals and tenders in the locomotive market.
USA: A four-axle diesel locomotive rebuilt for hydrogen‑battery traction has entered service at a Sierra Northern Railway freight facility in West Sacramento.
Romania: The rolling stock producer has signed its first leasing contract with local freight operator PSP Cargo through subsidiary Softrans.