China: The TE36A locomotive was manufactured in Dalian, China, on the order of the national operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ).
USA: The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration have granted $4.6 mln under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) programme to cover a major part of the project cost.
Today, additive manufacturing is increasingly complementing traditional manufacturing technologies. Ruben Meuth, CEO of 3D Spark, tells about the status and prospects of additive manufacturing and what stands behind the printing of the next component.
Russia: The ceremony dedicated to starting serial production of the 15-6758 LPG tank cars took place on 8 November.
UK: The Class 802/2 hybrid train trials delivered such results on several occasions in battery mode.
Germany: This year’s InnoTrans puts on display flatcars, hoppers, autoracks and tank cars from Tatravagonka, Greenbrier Europe, Nymwag and others as well as swap bodies.
Austria: The four-axle vehicle was produced on the Taiwan Railway Corporation’s order.
Portugal: The capital’s metro operator has shared a video featuring the process of the vehicle’s manufacturing at the Valencia site, Spain. Delivered to Lisbon in August, the first train is now undergoing testing.
Ireland: The fully automatic, four-axle 705 series ballast regulator is designed to operate on 1,600 gauge tracks.
