Topic: Shunting

Romania: old diesel locomotives saved, turned electric

Twenty Romanian diesel shunting locomotives have been saved and given an opportunity for revival. The locomotives would typically be scrapped as they near the end of their operable…
British pioneers spark new battery-powered life into centurion shunter

Don’t try to tell Positive Traction that there is no future in the most humble of locomotives still at work today. Quite the opposite. The British technological achievers…

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PESA fuel cell shunting locomotive approved for testing, hydrogen passenger train is next

The Polish Office of Rail Transport (UTK) approved the deployment of a hydrogen-powered shunting locomotive “for the purpose of conducting operational tests”. This initiative was carried out in…
OTIV rolls out solution for shunting operations with SNCF’s Rail Logistics Europe

Belgian provider of autonomous technology for rail OTIV earlier this month began the deployment of its OTIV.ONE solution for shunting operations with the SNCF Group’s Rail Logistics Europe…
Rail Vision secures deal with US-based client, starts talks on expanding cooperation to ATO

Israeli Rail technology company Rail Vision will deliver a Rail Vision Switch Yard System to a US-based rail and leasing services company, which will trial the system for…
Bremerhaven shunting locomotives switched over to HVO

Shunting locomotives in the German Bremerhaven are now running solely on Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) instead of diesel fuel. With funding from the state Bremen, the project including…
Captrain France to develop hydrogen shunting locomotive

SNCF subsidiary Captrain France has announced a partnership agreement with Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) to develop hydrogen-powered locomotives, a decarbonisation solution for French and European rail freight.
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…
New locomotive leasing company Nexrail joins EU market

Nexrail will focus on providing innovative, sustainable locomotives for non-electrified operations, and is currently dedicated to the freight and shunting markets. It has purchased 53 shunting locomotives, and…
CRRC to provide Rotterdam with zero-emission locomotives

The first zero-emission, fully electric shunting locomotives for the port of Rotterdam are in the production line. By 2024, the Dutch harbour wants to replace diesel shunting locomotives…
Shunting on Dutch marshalling yards remains possible without ERTMS

The infrastructure of the ERTMS track section between the Dutch yards Kijfhoek and Roosendaal will be set up in such a way that shunting locomotives on the railway…
German Ministry grants DB Cargo 7 million to test automatic shunting

DB Cargo will test automated shunting locomotives and automated brakes on the Munich-North marshalling yard. The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) provides 7 million…