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Belarus: In late 2025, the Belarusian government approved the Transport of Belarus state programme for 2026–2030 with funding of BYN 7.8 bln ($2.6 bln). The programme includes provision for renewing the fleet of railway and urban rail transport.
Tanzania: The SKD assembly of the 1,000 mm gauge H10 locomotives is organised at the workshop of TRC in Dar es Salaam.
USA, Canada: Early 2026 has seen sharp revival in the regional traction fleet market. Leading freight operators Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern and CPKC have announced major contracts with Wabtec and Progress Rail for new builds and modernisation of existing locomotives.
Russia: AVP Technology (part of TMH Smart Systems) has installed the obstacle detection system on a 3TE28 diesel loco running Russian Railways' Baikal-Amur Mainline. Trials ran from Tynda-Severnaya servicing depot, under LocoTech.
Kazakhstan: The French manufacturer has published a detailed video on its social media channels about locomotive production at the EKZ plant in Astana. It notes that assembling one section takes two months.
Russia: TMH Engineering CEO Dmitry Petrakov discusses designer collaboration within the holding, the intricacies of creating new locomotives, features of 1D-modelling, and much more.
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.