Slight Increase
Freight track maintenance fleet grew 11.8%; passenger fleet rose 1.1%
The main freight and passenger train operators showed a slight increase in their own track maintenance equipment. Between July 2024 and 2025, the number of freight machines rose from 1,026 to 1,147 (+11.8%) and passenger train equipment went from 754 to 763 (+1.1%).
In the freight segment, the main changes occurred at the Vitória Minas Railway (EFVM). According to Vale, the number of equipment went from 136 to 207. Three new tamping machines were added, one of the 07-32 line model (Plasser & Theurer, 1980, Austria) and two 09-16 CSM (Plasser & Theurer, 1984, Austria). Also added were 23 road-rail mini excavators (Sany/Supermetal, 2024, Brazil); one USP303 ballast regulator (Plasser & Theurer, 1984, Austria); one AL track car (Geovia/Robel/Plasser & Theurer, 1980, Austria); one railway crane (Kirow, 2024, Germany); one ultrasound car (Brastan/RTI, 2024, Austria); one road-rail truck for track inspection (Supermetal, 2023, Brazil); two TLS auxiliary unloading equipment (Supermetal, 2024, Brazil); and 62 railway line trailers (Plasser & Theurer, Austria). On the other hand, decommissioned were one V704FC road-rail crane (VaiaCar, 2009, Italy), one rail inspection vehicle (Loram, 2016, United States); 18 mini excavators (CAT, 2018, United States); two rail loading and unloading CDS units (Wabtec, 2015, Brazil), one railway crane (Takraf, 1994, Germany) and five road-rail vehicles (EMPRETEC, 2014, Brazil).
In this market study you will also find:
Which operator added the most equipment — Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas jumped from 136 to 207 machines, including 23 new road-rail mini excavators and a brand-new Kirow railway crane
Why São Paulo Metro’s fleet dropped from 150 to 98 machines — and what that number actually means for the lines it now covers
The VLT Carioca’s two new rerailing kits capable of lifting and repositioning a 40-tonne train in minutes — and how they reduce incident response time on the line
How Metrô BH added 26 machines in a single year — going from 30 to 56 units — with new equipment from Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and India
The full fleet tables for every major operator — freight and passenger — including Rumo (175 units), EFC (201), MRS (163), FCA (266), and a dozen metro and urban rail systems
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