Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
4 March 2024
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Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Czechia: The three-car trainset was assembled at the Skoda production plant in Ostrava, Czechia, and shipped to another plant in Pilsen for testing on a nearly one km test track.
Slovakia: Three six-car trains, which can run in multiple and reach speeds of 160 km/h, have been put into service on regional lines.
Russia: Six of the TMH companies announced 2023 production and sales for rolling stock and components.
USA: The $154 mln contract with the regional operator Metra Commuter Rail covers the supply of eight two-car trainsets.
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Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Bulgaria: The Chinese train maker is the target of an investigation by the European Commission, the results of which are due to be published by 2 July.
Spain: According to the Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Oscar Puente, the manufacturer will start assembling the first ten trains at the Gipuzkoa plant on 26 February.