Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
14 May 2024
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Austria: The group increased its stake from 40% to 61.4%. Two other shareholders, Voestalpine, an Austrian steel producer, and RCG, a freight operator subsidiary of OBB, reduced their stakes to 31% and 7.6% respectively.
Czech Republic: Railvolution, the Czech magazine, says insolvency proceedings are open with all four companies of the group.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
EU: The goal is to commence equipping the entire European freight fleet of 500,000 cars with digital automatic coupling, DAC, in 2028, despite criticism.
USA: The producers's annual financial statements included a forecast of this increase in sales, which is expected to reach 4,000–4,400 cars, up from 3,000 cars delivered in 2023 (-5% to 2022).
USA: Iron Senergy uses the first ReVolt hopper wagon, converted to battery traction by startup Intramotev, on a 27.3 km private rail line, which connects its Cumberland Mine with its Alicia Harbour terminal.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Russia: According to UralVagonZavod’s Volchansky Mechanical Plant, the 25 tf four-axle flatcar is designed to transport containers and, with special removable equipment installed, rails.