MOZAMBIQUE's minister of transport and communications Mr Eusébio Saíde unveiled the first four of 10 GE Transportation C30ACi diesel locomotives for Mozambique Railways (CFM) on January 29.

FLORIDA East Coast Railway (FEC) announced on January 30 that it will order 24 ES44C4 Evolution Series diesel locomotives from GE Transportation for use on freight services on its 565km main line between Miami and Jacksonville.

SOUTH African mining company Kumba Iron Ore has taken delivery of six C30ACi diesel locomotives from GE to shunt heavy-haul trains at its Sishen mine in Northern Cape.

Railway Interchange 2013: GE Transportation unveiled several new products at this week's Railway Interchange exhibition being held in Indianapolis, Indiana, including a new locomotive.

RUSSIAN rolling stock manufacturer Transhmashholding (TMH) has purchased a 50% stake in Kazakhstan's Kurastyru Zauyty Locomotive plant from Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ), following a signing ceremony on June 15 overseen by Russian prime minister Mr Dimitry Medvedev and his Kazakh counterpart Mr Karim Masimov.

INDIAN Railways (IR) is inviting international bids to set up two locomotive factories at Marhaura and Madhepura in Bihar state.