France, Romania: The manufacturers is taken to court for delaying the delivery of 27 Metropolis trains to Lille, and 13 metro trains to Bucharest.
5 December 2023
France, Romania: The manufacturers is taken to court for delaying the delivery of 27 Metropolis trains to Lille, and 13 metro trains to Bucharest.
Spain: The national Securities Market Commission has announced that a Hungarian business group offered to take control of Talgo.
US: According to Progress Rail, Wabtec is abusing its market position for mainline locomotives, locomotive control systems, and services.
ROLLINGSTOCK Agency analysed the public financial and management statements of 14 major global manufacturers.
EU: The Association of European Rolling Stock Lessors, AERRL, has published the first part of a study of such diesel alternatives as biofuel, biomethane, ammonia, batteries, and hydrogen in rail transport.
US: These companies are Metrowagonmash (part of TMH) and Uraltransmash (part of Rostec).
UK: The University of Birmingham made a feasibility study on the use of ammonia fuel cells in mainline freight locomotives compared to diesel and hydrogen vehicles.
EU: Europe's Rail has updated its estimates of the potential costs of the DAC introduction on freight cars. The estimates and the initiative itself have attracted criticism by ZNPK, an association of minor operators from Poland.
USA: California Air Resources Board has approved a rule that will ban diesel locomotives more than 23 years old from operating in the state from 2030 whereas new incoming locomotives will be emission-free.