Topic: Rolling stock

Vossloh's DE 18 New locomotive rolls into Scandinavian market with Northrail purchase

The German rolling stock leasing company Northrail has concluded a purchase agreement with manufacturer Vossloh for 10 DE-18 locomotives. The locomotives will be used in…
American rail business in Kazakhstan Wabtec’s rolling stock business in Kazakhstan goes beyond 400 million dollar deal

Besides the recently announced 400 million dollar deal with Kazakh Railways (KTZ), American rail technology company Wabtec is delivering more rolling stock to the rail…
With international support Ukrainian Railways builds 200 wagons for own use

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has built 200 platform wagons at its own production facilities. The wagons are supposed to be used for large containers for intermodal…
CRRC's Class 461 Rail Cargo Hungaria opens the door for more Chinese locomotives

ÖBB’s subsidiary Rail Cargo Hungaria is going to operate two Chinese hybrid locomotives in Hungary as part of a leasing agreement with rolling stock manufacturer…
Trade imbalance Russia drowning in Chinese containers, but rates may grow by 10 per cent

Shortages plague many parts of the Russian rail network, but no such issues exist when it comes to containers. As China exports much more to…
Rolling stock innovation Turkey introduces a new dual use military-container wagon

Turkish state rolling stock manufacturer Türasaş is developing a wagon that can carry military vehicles as well as containers. The design of the wagon focuses…
Technology DB expands AI use for wagon checks in nationwide test

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help in checking its rolling stock. The new technology is supposed to significantly…

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Fleet expansion KTZ to buy 574 locomotives by 2029 for freight operations

Kazakh Railways (KTZ) plans to buy 574 new locomotives by 2029. At least 200 of them will be purchased from the Chinese firm CRRC.
Playing it safe Georgia cancels Russian locomotive order due to fear of sanctions

Georgian Railways has cancelled a locomotive order from a Russian production plant. Georgia wants to avoid the risk of secondary sanctions by doing business with…
Rolling stock order SBB Cargo leases 20 of Siemens’ Vectron locomotives from Südleasing

The Swiss rail freight operator SBB Cargo is leasing 20 Vectron locomotives from Südleasing. The new locomotives will enable heavier traction in transalpine transport. 
US bank provides Ukrainian Railways $156 mln for rolling stock update

As Ukrainian Railways has been trying to complete the purchase of new rolling stock, the US Export-Import Bank extends an aiding hand. The bank is…
CargoUnit may purchase up to 100 locomotives from Siemens

The Polish locomotive leasing company CargoUnit may purchase up to one hundred Vectron MS and Smartron locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The two parties signed a…