Russia: This was reported by Yuri Loginov, the executive director of a Russian track machine builder.
15 April 2024
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.
Russia: Aleksey Druzhinin, the head of Roszheldor, the Russian federal agency for rail transport, asserted the need for the expansion of the fire train fleet in his interview with TASS.
Italy: The Italian manufacturer is now completing the homologation of the APLA100-e two-axle machine at its Monopoli facility.
Turkiye: The national operator TCDD plans to purchase 115 mainline and eight shunting locomotives, 56 electric trains and 49 passenger coaches.
Türkiye: The delivery ceremony took place at the manufacturer’s site in Arifiye.