Captrain Italia and Railpool ink sale and leaseback agreement
Captrain Italia and Railpool, have inked a significant deal strengthening their collaboration in Italy, on February 29, 2024. Captrain will transfer ownership of its 13 Alstom Traxx DC3 locomotives, equipped with Last Mile module technology,...Read more
CARGOUNIT to acquire more Siemens Mobility locomotives
Siemens Mobility has entered a substantial agreement with the Polish leading independent locomotive leasing company CARGOUNIT, aimed at enhancing rail operations in the region. The deal is focused on acquiring up to 100 locomotives from...Read more
Alpha Trains and Stadler sign maintenance agreement
Alpha Trains, a train leasing company, has entered into a comprehensive Full-Service maintenance agreement with Stadler. The range of services encompasses preventive, corrective, and heavy maintenance, for at least a decade.Read more
Škoda expands to Middle East with first Egyptian locomotive overhaul
The Czech Škoda Group has signed contracts with Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to modernise and maintain at least 280 diesel-electric locomotives, its first contracts in Africa and the Middle East. The total value of the...Read more
Loop, H2M begin hydrogen electric retrofit
Canadian fuel specialists Loop Energy and Hydrogen In Motion (H2M) have begun work to retrofit a diesel electric switcher locomotive to run on hydrogen-electric power, marking the first installation of Loop technology in a rail...Read more
‘Traxx locomotive with zero-emission last mile operational in 2025’
A Traxx locomotive with battery traction for the catenary-free last mile will be operational in three years, said Frank Schleier, vice president locomotives at Alstom, to RailTech during Innotrans. Read more
First locomotive retrofitted with ETCS delivered to Czech Railways
Representatives of ČD Telematiky and AŽD Praha ceremoniously handed over the first locomotive retrofitted with the on-board unit of the European train protection system ETCS to Czech Railways (České Dráhy) on Thursday. The Czech Republic...Read more
Jail time for train driver who targeted U.S. Navy vessel
A US District Court sentenced a former Pacific Harbor Line train driver to three years in prison earlier this week, local media report. In 2020, the man intentionally derailed a shunting locomotive to target a...Read more
Czech railways orders 50 Vectron locomotives from Siemens
Czech Railways (CD) has ordered fifty Vectron MS multisystem locomotives from Siemens Mobility, including service for fifteen years. The locomotives will be deployed on cross-border lines for passenger traffic and have a maximum operating speed...Read more
Ukraine’s locomotive deal with France marks integration in EU transport system
Alstom and Ukrainian Railways signed a protocol on cooperation, which includes the supply of 130 new electric and dual-system locomotives. The deal was signed on the sidelines of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Ukraine...Read more
The journey of Siemens’ Vectron locomotive
AnalysisAccording to the latest statistics, almost 1,200 Siemens Vectron locomotives had been sold by autumn 2021 to 56 customers, whether they are public or private companies. Frédéric de Kemmeter dives into the background and success...Read more
DB Cargo orders 200 new dual locomotives
At the start of the new year, DB cargo is taking action to modernise its locomotive fleet. The German operator and one of the European rail freight giants ordered a batch of 200 new locomotives...Read more
Railpool orders 100 Siemens locomotives
Rolling stock leaser Railpool is expanding its fleet with an order of 100 locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The various locomotive variants will be used on different European rail corridors (north-south and east-west) and can be...Read more