CZECH rolling stock manufacturer Škoda Transportation has been granted an EC Declaration of Conformity for its 109E multi-system electric locomotive, meaning the design complies with the European TSI for High Speed Rolling Stock (TSI-HS RST).
THE German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has granted unrestricted series approval for the 15L BB variant of Voith's Gravita diesel-hydraulic shunting and trip freight locomotive.
TRANSNET Engineering, South Africa, is developing a prototype 1067mm-gauge shunting and short trip diesel locomotive designed for African operators, which it hopes will boost locomotive sales outside the domestic market.
THE first two of seven locomotives ordered by Etihad Rail from EMD arrived today at Mussafah Port in the United Arab Emirates. The locomotives follow Etihad Rail's first covered hopper wagons supplied by CSR, China, which arrived in December 2012.
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of 350 four-axle electric locomotives with Siemens and its Russian joint venture partner Sinara.
THE United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected the Illinois Department of Transportation (Idot) to lead the multi-state procurement of at least 35 200km/h diesel locomotives for passenger operations, Illinois governor Mr Pat Quinn announced on March 21.
GERMAN Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Regio is carrying out a series of test runs with the new Bombardier class 146.2 locomotives for DB Long Distance.
BMZ Bryansk, a subsidiary of Transmashholding (TMH), Russia, has awarded a contract to Wärtsilä TMH Diesel Engine Company (WTEC) for 12 Wärtsilä 20L generating sets for installation in series TEM 18B diesel shunters.
SUDANESE Railway Corporation (SRC) is reportedly in negotiations with Ukraine, Korea, and China as it prepares to issue a tender in the next few months for 10 locomotives as well as track materials to rehabilitate about 1000km of railway. The project could be worth up to $US 500m in its initial stages.
ALSTOM and its Russian partner Transmashholding (TMH) are carrying out static and dynamic tests on the first 2ES5 double-unit electric locomotive for Russian Railways (RZD) at TMH's Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NVEZ) in southwest Russia.
