Romania, Greece: Two major projects in this direction have been announced recently in EU countries.
24 February 2026
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Romania, Greece: Two major projects in this direction have been announced recently in EU countries.
India: The manufacturer, TRSL, has received approval from the country's Ministry of Railways to conduct the relevant activities.
Ukraine: The manufacturer’s two pre-series 19-7160 prototypes were tested loaded and empty.
Recent deals and tenders in the freight car market.
Austria, USA: According to the EU Official Journal TED, the rolling stock has been procured by the freight operator Rail Cargo Austria without tendering, due to the originality of the technology.
Germany: Freight operator DB Cargo has begun testing an underfloor system equipped with cameras and microphones.
Finland: A subsidiary of the railway operator VR Group has developed a solution enabling the transport of 1,435 mm standard-gauge trains on Finland's broader 1,524 mm rail network.
USA: FreightCar America has completed the acquisition of Carly Railcar Components.
Russia: UralVagonZavod Corporation has shared with ROLLINGSTOCK a video showing the manufacturing process of the 12-5991 wagons with semi-rigid couplings at the company’s site in Nizhny Tagil.