Latest Locomotive Refurbishment News
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UK: First Refurbished Unit Enters Operation on Southeastern Metro
Southeastern Railway has introduced its first refreshed Class 376 Electrostar unit into operation across its Metro routes.
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Overhaul of F4 Bogies
SŽ-VIT has been overhauling F4 bogies at its Ljubljana facility, with plans to also handle wheel replacements in-house in future.
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UK: First Refurbished Class 170 Turbostar Returns to Operation
The first of a series of refurbished Class 170 Turbostar trains has been reintroduced onto CrossCountry lines across the United Kingdom.
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UK: Southeastern Class 376 Fleet To Undergo Refurbishment
Southeastern has announced that its Class 376 fleet is set to receive a significant makeover as part of a major refurbishment process.
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VR FleetCare Refurbishment of 81 Flirt Electric Train Bogies
VR FleetCare has won a tender organised by Helsinki Metropolitan Area Rolling Stock Ltd for the refurbishment of 81 electric train bogies.
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An Introduction to Induction Heating
Totalkare tells you everything you need to know about induction heating, and how it can make your workshop a safer place.
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Totalkare Achieves ‘Very Good’ Status from Best Companies
Totalkare has been graded as ‘Very Good’ to work for by Best Companies, formerly known as the Sunday Times Top 100 Businesses.
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US: Metra Unveils New Addition to Locomotive Fleet
US railway operator Metra has unveiled the latest addition to its locomotive fleet; a remanufactured EMD SD70MAC.
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Lockhart Joins PowerRail Mobile Maintenance
John Lockhart will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating commercial sales of PowerRail Mobile Maintenance services.
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SŽ – VIT Passes ECM Surveillance Audit
By passing the ECM surveillance audit, SŽ – VIT has renewed its certificate and demonstrated that it meets the criteria to continue its work…
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Totalkare Podcast: How to Make Inspection Pits Safe for Your Workers
In this podcast from Totalkare, you'll learn about inspection pit misconceptions and how to make your inspection pits safe.
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Podcast Discussion – Mobile Column Lifts, Fixed Lifts, or Pits?
In Totalkare's latest podcast they compare the most popular lift solutions: Mobile Column Lifts, Fixed Lifts, and Vehicle Inspection Pits.
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VR FleetCare: Highlights of the Year 2021
Kimmo Soini, CEO of the Finnish rolling stock maintenance company, VR FleetCare, details the companies most significant events of 2021.
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VR FleetCare Sign a 20-Year Maintenance Agreement with Allegro Trains
VR FleetCare is set to sign a 20-year maintenance agreement for Allegro trains that will operate between Russia and Finland.
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VR FleetCare Chosen to Maintain VR Group’s Newest Diesel Locomotive
VR FleetCare has signed an agreement with VR Group for the maintenance of the new Stadler diesel locomotive’s stock.
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SŽ – VIT Renews ECM Certificate According to Regulation (EU) 2019/779
To extend its ECM certificate, SŽ – VIT has recently applied for a re-assessment of its maintenance system.
Suppliers Tagged Locomotive Refurbishment
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Totalkare Ltd
Totalkare’s rail depot equipment is used by rail manufacturers and operators in the manufacture, repair and maintenance of rail vehicles.
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VR FleetCare
FleetCare offer customers maintenance and modernisation services for railway fleet and infrastructure in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
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SŽ – VIT
SŽ – VIT (SŽ – Vleka in tehnika) provides comprehensive rail vehicle maintenance, train traction and technical wagon services.
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Transnet Rail Engineering