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US: According to Progress Rail, Wabtec is abusing its market position for mainline locomotives, locomotive control systems, and services.
Russia: The organiser, Gudok Publishing House, has unveiled details of the upcoming main event of the area 1520 railway industry.
EU: The Association of European Rolling Stock Lessors, AERRL, has published the first part of a study of such diesel alternatives as biofuel, biomethane, ammonia, batteries, and hydrogen in rail transport.
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Transport calls for bids for a total of €1.4 bln VAT excluded. Winners of four tenders will be expected to supply 35 single-deck and 7 double-deck EMUs, 20 push-pull trains, and 18 shunting locomotives.
Russia: A new generation shunting locomotive from TMH was handed over to a metallurgical company for controlled demo operation.
Kazakhstan: This was the news the president of the LKZ production site Marat Tleubayev revealed in his interview with the Kursiv media.
UK: The University of Birmingham made a feasibility study on the use of ammonia fuel cells in mainline freight locomotives compared to diesel and hydrogen vehicles.
USA: California Air Resources Board has approved a rule that will ban diesel locomotives more than 23 years old from operating in the state from 2030 whereas new incoming locomotives will be emission-free.
Turkiye: The locomotive was presented at the state-owned TÜRASAŞ plant in Eskişehir.