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Kazakhstan: The centre will be located at the locomotive depot at the Kokshetau station.
Kazakhstan: The national operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) and the locomotive builder have secured a $405 mln agreement for the supply of TE33A locomotives.
India: The vehicles, which will be exported starting next year, will be built by the Diesel Locomotive Factory in Marhowrah.
Kazakhstan: The end of June saw signing a contract for the supply of liquefied natural gas between Condor Energies, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, and Wabtec. The contract continues KTZ’s move towards the use of gas fuel in the rail transport.
Key news and events of the rolling stock market.
Key news and events of the rolling stock market.
The new geopolitical conditions are no longer having a major impact on the industry, as evidenced by the dynamics of changes in revenues and backlogs of orders of the major players in the rolling stock market.
France: The American manufacturer says that it has used new friction materials in brake pads, which are to reduce particle emissions by 70–90% when braking. The new technology was dubbed Green Friction.
USA: The Wall Street Journal has a great article on the prospects and limitations of alternative traction for diesel locomotives.