Italy: The prototype of the Unmanned Railway Vehicle (URV) is tested on the Bologna San Donato test circuit of the national railway infrastructure operator RFI.
USA: Two seven-car trainsets have commenced passenger service on an 82 km line between San Francisco and San Jose.
Key news and events of the rolling stock market.
China: The Chinese supplier of grinding wheels Jumbo Abrasives has posted a video in its social media showing the vehicle in operation on the country’s railways.
Spain: The Spanish operator has on numerous occasions stressed issues with the first ten high-speed trains, which were launched in May.
USA: The car builder has secured a contract with an unnamed company to upgrade over 1,000 DOT-111 tank cars to DOT-117R standard.
Türkiye: The four-car train is currently being assembled at the plant in Sakarya. The production of the train is expected to be completed in November.
Uzbekistan: The Presidential Administration has announced a new agreement with Chinese partners to supply 38 locomotives and modernise 12 electric locomotives for $181 mln.
Russia: Aleksandr Pikalov, Deputy General Director of Remputmash, part of Sinara–Transport Machines, STM, has presented the technical specifications for a forthcoming tamping machine at the INNOPROM exhibition in July.
