As part of the broader pan-European effort to decarbonise rail freight transport, Duisport initiates a study to develop its first hydrogen shunting locomotive. Together with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the Centre for Fuel...Read more
Rolling stock leasing company Alpha Trains has delivered eight EURO4001 diesel-electric locomotives to Captrain France, a railway company that is part of SNCF Logistics. The last one of the nine locomotives will follow over the...Read more
The AC-version of the Vectron locomotive by Siemens Mobility is officially approved by the Danish safety authority to operate in Denmark. Danish State Railways (DSB) ordered 42 Vectron locomotives over the last two years. The...Read more
An obstacle detection system is being tested on tracks in Switzerland. It enables to control the shunting operations from a remote location. If the trials will be successful, the solution will be mounted on SBB’s...Read more
Sinara Group, a major engineering holding in Russia, completed the validation tests of a digital twin of the 6DM-185T locomotive diesel engine. It is the first stage of the virtual trials of the technology. The...Read more
PKP Intercity, the Polish incumbent operator of the long-distance trains, improved energy efficiency of its trains. The company’s entire fleet of electric multiple units and electric locomotives was equipped with 316 energy meters. With the...Read more
Belgian railway undertaking NMBS/SNCB is planning to equip 23 locomotives of HLD77 type with ETCS. To this end, Alstom will supply the new train protection system based on its Atlas platform. The retrofitted vehicles will...Read more
Sweden’s rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket was forced to prolong the deployment of ERTMS twice this year. First, this was done for the southern regions of the country and then for the Malmbanan line, which is...Read more
Russian Railways (RZD) has implemented a blockchain for rolling stock maintenance. More than 100 locomotive depots all over the country are examining the technology. This allows the company to reduce the human factor and to...Read more
German engineering company Voith has unveiled its innovative solution for diesel locomotives. It automatically switches off the traction engines during waiting periods. This allows the railway undertakings to reduce their costs by consuming less fuel.Read more
Alstom, Lineas and ProRail will start test drives with fully automatic shunting in 2021. The parties announced this on Wednesday, 15 July. It concerns the Automatic Train Operation Grade of Automation 4 (GoA4). The tests...Read more
There are many obstacles for railway undertakings in implementing the Automatic Train Operation (ATO). One of them is extreme weather that complicates the operations of the locomotives and trains, even those with drivers. To tackle...Read more
Railway tracks in South West England will be surveyed with the RILA system. This innovative solution was developed by Dutch technology company Fugro. It allows Network Rail to obtain a holistic and accurate view of...Read more
After almost nine months of talking and approving, Germany-based Vossloh Group has finally sold its locomotive business to CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, a subsidiary of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC). The deal comes into effect...Read more
Israel-based start-up RailVision has concluded the first order in the European rail market. It provides for deploying the company’s solution dedicated to the shunting operations. The digital system equipped with vision sensors is able to...Read more
