Wabtec brings new locomotive to Brazilian market
Equipment manufacturer Wabtec has launched a new diesel-electric locomotive for the Brazilian rail freight market. The ES44ACi model features new engine technology and rail operators…
DB Cargo orders 200 new diesel locomotives
With the turn of the new year, DB cargo started taking action to modernise its locomotive fleet. The German operator and one of the European…
Turning a 1960s locomotive into a 2060s motive power pioneer
A UK technology company is working on transforming a class 37 diesel locomotive from the 1960s into a hybrid motive power unit that could see…
Hybrid locomotives to operate on Norwegian tracks
CargoNet, a Norwegian rail freight operator, will start using two EuroDual hybrid locomotives. The Scandinavian company signed a long-term lease agreement with European Loc Pool…
UK shunter manufacturer ramps up workforce
Iconic British manufacturer Clayton Equipment Company has significantly increased its workforce to cope with international demand for its range of shunting and switching locomotives. The…
DB Cargo upgrades fleet with dual-mode locomotives
400 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives will be added to DB Cargo’s fleet in the coming years. The vehicles are able to run on both electrified…
DB Cargo procures 50 Toshiba hybrid locomotives
A total of 100 new Toshiba hybrid locomotiveshave been ordered by Deutsche Bahn in an effort to renew its shunting locomotive fleet. DB Cargo has…
Czech company develops hybrid shunting locomotive
Czech rolling stock manufacturer CZ Loko has developed the HybridShunter 400 locomotive. It is the first hybrid vehicle in the company’s portfolio. The locomotive is…
Eco-loco boosts Port of Hamburg rail capacity
Rail capacity at the Port of Hamburg is being strengthened with a second shunting locomotive put into operation by Metrans, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen…
DB Cargo moves 40,000 containers from Germany to China
DB Cargo had its most successful year ever in 2016 for transporting goods between Germany and China on what was – until this week –…