Russia: The trials will conclude in mid-summer, after which the operation will commence on public tracks.
Kazakhstan: Two track machines of the Russian manufacturer have been delivered this week to Integra Construction KZ, a development and construction company.
Russia: As pointed by the manufacturer, the vehicle will be used for operations at the largest in Russia iron ore mining and processing facility Mikhailovsky GOK.
Austria: OBB-Infrastruktur, an Austrian infrastructure subsidiary of OBB, has placed an order with the Swiss manufacturer for 18 such trains with a total value of €230 mln.
Russia: This was reported by Yuri Loginov, the executive director of a Russian track machine builder.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Sweden: According to the Railcare manufacturer, the second-generation Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV2) can remove up to 40 m³ of gravel per hour and also function as a locomotive for snow clearing machines, excavators, and other track machines.
Austria: The conversion conducted by mZERO, an engineering consultancy in Austria, has resulted in replacing the 122kW engine of the MAN X534 track machine with hydrogen fuel cells of the same power produced by Accelera (part of Cummins, USA).
Austria: The company declared that its products are compatible with fuel based on hydrogenated vegetable oil, HVO100.