22.10.2024
Artikel Nummer: 51136
EMDs ordered for railfreight sector in the Gulf
The UAE-Oman rail network is the first link in a unified transport system spanning the Arabian Peninsula. To expand railfreight services in Oman and the UAE, Hafeet Rail has procured 27 EMD locomotives from the US-manufacturer Progress Rail. The new EMD units will work in concert with Etihad Rail’s current fleet of 38 locomotives.
Features include the EMD 710 engine, AC traction, EM2000 microprocessor control system and specially designed sand filtration system. Additionally, the units’ train control system complies with European Train Control System standards. Hafeet Rail is a JV of Etihad Rail, Oman Rail and Mubadala Investment and emerged from the former Oman-Etihad Rail Company. (ben)