Türkiye: The delivery ceremony took place at the manufacturer’s site in Arifiye.
Germany: While the newly established Smart Train Lease will initially offer services to customers in Germany, it will expand its geographical reach across Europe in the future.
Russia: Evgeny Shevtsov, RZD Deputy Managing Director and Head of the Central Infrastructure Directorate, told this to Gudok in his last interview.
Spain: The company has notified the Spanish stock market regulator CNMV of its plans to buy all the shares in the manufacturer for €632 mln, or €5 per share.
USA: Lori Kahikina, executive director and CEO of HART, said this as she reviewed the first six months of operation of the Skyline light rail system. She described the figures as “unheard of” for public transport.
India: Two local companies, Titagarh Rail Systems and Sidwal, have announced the creation of a special purpose vehicle, SPV, with each party investing INR 1.2 bln ($14.4 mln).
France: The order, worth €1.1 bln, is a part of an option to the 2019 contract with Ile-de-France Mobilités, a regional transport authority, for the delivery of up to 444 MF19 trains.
Germany: Members of DB’s infrastructure division InfraGo and a representative of the software development company dSPACE talked about one of the key aspects of the deployment of unmanned rail transport.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.