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Traction motors for the Class 2TE35A locomotive passed the acceptance commission
Traction motors for the Class 2TE35A locomotive passed the acceptance commission

On 21 December 2023, a meeting of the acceptance committee took place to review the results of the development work on the Type TAD430 asynchronous traction motor designed for the new Class 2TE35A locomotive.

First Malakhit was put into operation
First Malakhit was put into operation

On 26 December 2023, the UL works handed over the first Class 3ES8 mainline electric freight locomotive to RZD.

DB Cargo TRAXXes with GUARDIA ETCS OBU
DB Cargo TRAXXes with GUARDIA ETCS OBU

Recently, for the first time, the on-board ETCS was retrofitted to the TRAXX locomotives already in service without the involvement of the manufacturer of these locomotives.

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Growing interest in ELL locomotives
Growing interest in ELL locomotives

Recently, there has been a growing interest in leasing of Siemens Vectron locomotives from European Locomotive Leasing in the Czech Republic: the number of enquiries from Czech operators continues to grow and the reasons for this are explained in the following paragraphs by Christian Kern, Managing Director of ELL Austria.

METRANS under its own licence in Slovenia
METRANS under its own licence in Slovenia

METRANS started to use its own railway undertaking METRANS ADRIA in Slovenia.

Transmontanas for Green Cargo complete
Transmontanas for Green Cargo complete

Softronic has completed the delivery of Transmontana locomotives for Green Cargo.

Akiem and Talbot Services signed a contract for the overhaul of Class 186 TRAXXes
Akiem and Talbot Services signed a contract for the overhaul of Class 186 TRAXXes

On 30 November 2023, Akiem and Talbot Services signed a contract for the overhaul of 23 Class 186 TRAXX locomotives in 2024, including on-going maintenance in the following years. 

Bison on test in Bulgaria
Bison on test in Bulgaria

One of the two prototypes of the CRRC-built Class 181 electric-battery locomotives purchased by Rail Cargo Hungaria has undergone tests in Bulgaria to measure compatibility with infrastructure.

LPG wagons for SBS Cargo Praha
LPG wagons for SBS Cargo Praha

SBS Cargo Praha has purchased four Class Zags tank wagons for transportation of liquefied petroleum gases.

Freshly overhauled: HÜBNER gangways for LeShuttle
Freshly overhauled: HÜBNER gangways for LeShuttle

Freshly overhauled gangway systems for “LeShuttle” - the newly renamed Eurotunnel train that provides a rail connection between France and Great Britain. 

SBB Cargo receives type approval for automatic brake test
SBB Cargo receives type approval for automatic brake test

SBB Cargo has reached an important milestone in the automation and digitalisation of railway freight traffic in Europe: on 8 November 2023, the BAV has granted type approval for the automatic brake test.

Siemens Mobility and ELL signed framework agreement for purchase of up to 200 Vectrons
Siemens Mobility and ELL signed framework agreement for purchase of up to 200 Vectrons

On 30 November 2023, European Locomotive Leasing Group, based in Wien and München, and Siemens Mobility signed a framework agreement for the delivery of up to 200 further Vectron locomotives.

Talleres Alegría introduces its pocket wagon
Talleres Alegría introduces its pocket wagon

Following the ERA certification issued on 18 September 2023, the Spanish manufacturer Talleres Alegría, based in Llanera, Asturias, has started to present a pocket wagon that is the result of its own development.

Some Alpha Train's TRAXXes in new services
Some Alpha Train's TRAXXes in new services

In Belgium, Alpha Trains is getting back the TRAXXes that are freeing up on the routes where the new ICNG EMUs are starting to take over the service (in Holland).

Certificate of Conformity for the Class 3TE28
Certificate of Conformity for the Class 3TE28

On 21 November 2023, Transmashholding received a certificate of conformity with the requirements of the Customs Union Technical Regulation 001/2011 "On the safety of railway rolling stock" for its Class 3TE28 freight locomotive.