Cargounit, the largest independent locomotive leasing company in Poland, has ordered up to 30 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The framework agreement includes the delivery of ten units by the end of 2023 and an option for 20 additional locomotives by 2024 as well as the maintenance of the vehicles. The first two locomotives will be delivered this year. The locomotives are planned for service in Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia, the Netherlands and optionally Romania and Bulgaria. The leasing company previously ordered six locomotives from Siemens Mobility in 2018 and 2019. Cargounit’s Vectron fleet could grow to 36 locomotives by 2024.
CAF Signalling, a technological subsidiary of the CAF Group and specialized in Railway Signalling Systems, has partnered with Kombud, a reference company in the railway sector in Poland with 30 years of experience. Thanks to this strategic alliance, the Spanish technology company strengthens its international presence and adds a new milestone in its expansion plan.
Plastic Omnium, major player in hydrogen mobility, and Alstom, the global leader in sustainable railway transportation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
collaborate on the development of high-end hydrogen storage systems for the railway sector
ACTIA Telecom, the ACTIA Group’s telecommunications division, is deploying its wireless trackside safety warning system on several railway track work sites on France’s railway network. This second-generation radio warning system is one of the first in the market to cover a work site over 1 km long.
Following the budget announcement by the Victorian State government on 18th May, today Alstom signed a €300m contract with Victoria’s Department of Transport (DoT) to locally supply 25 six-car X’trapolis trains for Melbourne’s suburban rail network.
Fiber optics typically offers many advantages over conventional electrical and electronic systems, but often times a harsh environment can make the use of glass fiber difficult. Fortunately, the Diamond AVIM® connector family is specifically designed and built for these conditions.
Alstom has handed over the first locomotive, out of 26, equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) level 1 & 2 as part of the company’s contract with Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) to supply signalling and telecommunications systems on the line connecting Eskişehir, about 260 km East of Ankara, to Balıkesir near the Aegean coast. This 328-km long rail link also serves the city of Kütahya
Ricardo's Seoul-based rail team has completed the assessment of a new Computer Based Interlocking (CBI) system against international safety standards, allowing it to be launched to a global market.