BANGLADESH Railway (BR) has issued a tender for the supply of a fleet of 70 metre-gauge diesel-electric locomotives.
FOLLOWING a successful return test journey from Hungary to Turkey, the Bombardier Traxx F140 ac Last Mile locomotive 187 009 passed climatic tests at Rail Tec Arsenal's wind tunnel in Vienna which were conducted over the last four weeks.
JSC Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty (LKZ), Kazakhstan, has delivered the first of a batch of 1520mm-gauge TE33A six-axle diesel locomotives for Turkmenistan Railways (TPK).
NAMIBIA's state-owned railway TransNamib is seeking to acquire 21 secondhand GE U20C diesel locomotives following problems with new Chinese-built motive power.
ALSTOM has agreed to purchase an additional 25% stake in its Kazakhstan locomotive joint venture EKZ from Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) increasing its holding to 50%, which will expand the company's scope to include maintenance activities through a dedicated facility in Astana.
THE Supervisory Board of Vossloh has announced a new strategy for the company which involves focussing on its track products and activities and divesting its locomotive and LRV business by 2017.
PASSENGER Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) CEO Mr Mosenngwa Mofi attended the unveiling of the first Vossloh Euro 4000 diesel locomotive for the agency's long-distance main line services at a ceremony in Cape Town on December 1.
FINNISH open-access operator Fennia Rail has awarded CZ Loko, Czech Republic, a contract to supply three 1524mm-gauge six-axle type 774.7F diesel locomotives, which it will use to launch freight operations in Finland at the end of next year.
TANZANIA Railways (TRL) has negotiated at $US 130m loan with Tanzania Investment Bank for the installation of a global positioning system (GPS) and acquisition of new locomotives.
BNSF announced on November 20 that it has set its 2015 capital budget for maintenance and investment at $US 6bn, around $US 400m higher than initial projections.
