FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH
Britain still makes for the world
The prevailing narrative of the British economy is one of service-sector dominance, a landscape of finance and consultancy where the soot-stained factories of the 20th…
Dual-voltage systems
Ukrainian Railways acquires 55 much-needed new locomotives from Alstom
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is getting 55 new dual-voltage electric locomotives from Alstom. The deal is made possible by financial support from the World Bank and…
Celebrating a centre of railway heritage
Glasgow’s Polmadie Depot at 150 years
Anniversaries like this don’t come around every year. Well, maybe every century and a half. Current operators Alstom celebrated the 150th birthday of Polmadie Depot…
EUROPEAN TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM
Railpool, Alstom and Captrain to run ETCS L2 tests
New tests for the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 are underway in northern Italy. The initiative is led by Railpool, Alstom and Captrain…
Scotland joins in the celebrations
Glasgow Polmadie’s depot open day
A rail tour from Derby. The doors open in Glasgow. An exhibition train at the busiest station in Scotland. All that in the second weekend…
ERTMS
ERA approves ETCS onboard system for Alstom TRAXX Universal locomotives
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has approved the newest version of the ETCS onboard system of Alstom’s TRAXX Universal locomotives. The decision means…
FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH
The freight that time forgot
The Greatest Gathering marks 200 years of railway history—but what does it say about the next 20 years? Amid the gleaming restorations and passenger legends,…
Back to the future
Derby deal for Yellow Rail
Yellow Rail, the specialist rail engineering firm, is on the move to an iconic address in British rail manufacturing. The company has signed a long-term…
Renewing the fleet
Alstom in negotiations with Kazakhstan about order of 200 KZ6A locomotives
French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom is negotiating with Kazakhstan about the sale of 205 KZ6A electric freight locomotives. Those are supposed to help Kazakh Railways…
35 units
Alstom inks deals for Traxx locomotives in Central and Eastern Europe
Locomotive manufacturer Alstom has signed two deals for a total of 35 locomotives. The first deal is for 30 locomotives with SŽ-Tovorni promet, the main…
With Alstom assistance
Saudi Arabia unveils ambitious rail plans for the coming years
Saudi Arabia is not sitting still when it comes to developing its rail network. In the coming years, it wants to build an additional 2,500…
France-Kazakhstan axis
Kazakh Railways and Alstom expand partnership with new type of locomotive
Kazakh Railways (KTZ) signed an agreement with French locomotive manufacturer Alstom for the production of a new type of electric locomotive for rail freight transport.…