Chile: The private rail network FCAB has reported the successful completion of the tests for the CRRC shunting locomotive and of staff training.
Chile: The corresponding agreement was signed late in October between the national operator EFE, the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, the National Hydrogen Institute INH2, and Hydrox.
Brazil, Chile: The vehicle has been shown to a delegation of the Chilean State Railways EFE during their technical visit to a factory in Caxias do Sul.
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Chile: The shunting locomotive was delivered to the narrow-gauge railway operator FCAB for use on the routes between the port of Antofagasta and Bolivian mining companies.
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Chile: The national operator EFE has inaugurated six four-car trains ordered in 2020 for $70 mln. The fleet will run a 188 km route between the cities of Santiago and Curico.
China: The shunting locomotive is operated in Changzhou.
Michel Boccaccio, the producer's vice president in the region, indicated in an interview with BNamericas that he sees the markets of Brazil, Mexico and Chile as the most promising, and noted the region's major challenges.
