Far Eastern Railways to acquire new locomotives
Far Eastern Railways, a branch of RZD, continues its traction rolling stock renovation program. In 2016, the railway branch will […]
Freight
New shuttle between Rotterdam and Poznan launched
Czech rail operator Metrans launched on 1st February a new direct intermodal shuttle service between Rotterdam and Poznan. This new […]
Canadian Pacific insists on rail merger with Norfolk Southern
Canadian Pacific has made public a new report arguing for its proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern. This is the third […]
EC approved Bombardier Transportation UK acquisition by Bombardier and CDPQ
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control over the newly created Bombardier Transportation Investment UK Ltd, of […]
GE and TMH form a JV to develop diesel engine
GE and Transmashholding (TMH) signed a strategic business plan providing for the launch of a 50-50 joint venture, pending final […]
TRAXX AC3 locomotive, approved in Austria
Bombardier announced that its BOMBARDIER TRAXX AC3 Last Mile Locomotive has been homologated in Austria. This means the locomotive is […]
Alstom’s freight locomotives reach 10 million km in Kazakhstan
Alstom’s freight locomotives Prima KZ8A have reached 10 million km on the Kazakhstan’s rail network. 31 locos are currently in […]
PKP Cargo will transport more than 10 mil tons of coal
PKP Cargo has signed a contract with Tauron Wydobycie for the transport of 8.5 million tons of coal in 2016-2017 […]
Lokomotion orders 8 Vectron locomotives
The German private railway company Lokomotion has placed an order with Siemens for 8 Vectron type multisystem locomotives for operation […]
Ermewa railcar rental business becomes a single entity
On January 1 2016, CTC (Compagnie de Transports de Céréales) and SGW (Société de Gérance de Wagons de grandes capacités) […]