Germany: A fleet of 4 two-car catenary-battery trains have entered service on several routes in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
12 April 2024
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Germany: A fleet of 4 two-car catenary-battery trains have entered service on several routes in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Australia: The six-car train started operation between Perth and its suburbs Mandurah and Joondalup.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Russia: This was announced by Artem Ovelyan, CEO of the plant, in his recent interview.
China: A fleet of 4 four-car CINOVA2.0 trains with a maximum speed of 200 km/h have entered service in the province of Hubei.
India: The first 16-car train was built at a plant in Kapurthala belonging to the national operator Indian Railways.
Ghana: The two-car Regio160 train was delivered from the site in Bydgoszcz, Poland, to one of the largest Ghanaian ports, Tema, in just 1.5 months.
UK: In a test run in March, a prototype train travelled 138 km from Long Marston to Honeybourne on battery power alone and without recharging.
India: In Chennai, the production unit Integral Coach Factory (ICF), part of the national operator Indian Railways, manufactured 1,091 cars for electric and diesel trains from April 2023 to March 2024.