Italy: The company says it has acquired the French branch Hitachi Rail STS, which focuses on mainline signalling systems.
Russia: Kirill Lipa, CEO of TMH, a member of the Russian Engineering Union, attended a plenary session of the Digital Innopolis Days x AI IN 2024 forum held in Tatarstan, Russia.
China: CRRC’s electric locomotive is reported to automatically haul 108 gondola cars, totally weighing 10,800 t, for 2.5 h.
EAEU: The technical specifications for the general-purpose 12-9954 gondola cars from Mogilev Carriage Works (MVZ), Belarus, have been recommended for approval.
Switzerland: The local track machine manufacturer converted the Am 841, built by Alstom in 1996, to use catenary, batteries and a Stage V diesel engine.
Germany: The company’s solution has been unveiled at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin. The core element of the FrontAdd System is a corrugated bellows installed onto the front coupling of the train.
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UK: The company has commissioned the Goole Train Manufacturing Facility of about 271,000 m2.
India: The vehicles, which will be exported starting next year, will be built by the Diesel Locomotive Factory in Marhowrah.