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August 24, 2020 | Locomotives

Prasa launches bid to acquire additional Afro locomotives

THE embattled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has presented a business case to parliament to acquire the remaining Afro 4000 and Afro Dual locomotives built by Vossloh Spain (now Stadler Rail Valencia), which were ordered but never delivered after it was discovered they exceeded the loading gauge on part of the country’s network.

August 6, 2020 | Locomotives

Alstom begins validation of Prima T8 freight locomotives in Azerbaijan

ALSTOM has launched a validation test campaign for the Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives on the Baku - Tbilisi - Kars freight corridor in Azerbaijan, which was recently converted from 3kV dc to 25kV ac.

August 4, 2020 | Locomotives

CRRC Zhuzhou unveils 28.8MW electric freight locomotive

CRRC Zhuzhou has unveiled the first of its Shen 24 28.8MW electric six-section locomotives at a ceremony attended by Chinese government officials and academics from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

August 3, 2020 | Locomotives

First international operator for EffiShunter 1000M locomotive

CZ Loko has delivered the first of two Czech EffiShunter 1000M locomotives to Hungarian operator CER Cargo, the first international operator for the platform, with the second due to be delivered in September.

July 30, 2020 | Locomotives

Progress Rail develops battery-powered shunter

PROGRESS Rail, a subsidiary of Caterpillar, has developed a new battery-powered shunter locomotive, in collaboration with Brazilian mining company and rail operator Vale.

July 29, 2020 | Policy

Scotland unveils rail carbon reduction plans

THE Scottish government has revealed its plan to decarbonise the nation’s passenger rail services by 2035.

July 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

India increases rail connections with Bangladesh

INDIA is increasing the number of cross-border ties with neighbouring Bangladesh, in a bid to balance China’s efforts to increase rail connectivity with its Southeast Asian neighbours.

July 27, 2020 | Fleet

MTA orders 25 hybrid locomotives from Wabtec

NEW York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has awarded a $US 233m contract to Wabtec for 25 MotivePower R255 hybrid battery-diesel locomotives for use on NYC Transit (NYCT) work trains, with an option for up to 45 additional units.

July 21, 2020 | Locomotives

ČD Cargo begins commercial trials with new Traxx locomotives

ČD Cargo, a subsidiary of Czech Railways (ČD), began commercial trials with two Bombardier Traxx Multi-System locomotives on July 2, operating freight services on the line between Ostrava and Česká Třebová.

July 17, 2020 | Locomotives

NJ Transit orders eight more Bombardier locomotives

NJ Transit have announced the purchase of an additional eight four-axle ALP-45A locomotives from Bombardier for a cost of $US 70.5m, with deliveries scheduled to begin in early 2022.

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