Japan: As the tests of the E956 series train are completed, Takeshi Matsunuma, Editor-in-Chief of Toyo Keizai, reviewed the high-speed train prototypes that have been produced since the early 1990s.
South Korea: This is the first serial multiple unit train by Hyundai Rotem with a design speed of 320 km/h. Its launch into commercial operation is scheduled for 2023.
Germany: The company and its 16 partners plan to create a system of standards for testing and applying AI in regional trains.
Russia: Andrey Romanchikov, Managing Director for the Intelligent Control Systems Development at TMH, CEO of TMH Smart Systems Group, told about the company's activities in digital solutions for rolling stock.
Germany: A fleet of four 3-car GoA2 trains with automated start-up, acceleration, braking and stopping functions has been put into commercial operation on a section of the S-Bahn urban rail system in Hamburg.
Germany, Austria: Talgo showed the first ICE L train coach for Deutsche Bahn. In turn, Siemens Mobility presented the interior of a new generation of Viaggio coaches for OBB.
France: The manufacturer showed a coupler of the head and double-deck passenger cars. From 2024, they should start replacing 3rd generation Duplex trains as part of the TGV service.
Portugal: A consortium involving the national CP operator has received state funding to develop three prototypes of passenger coaches by 2025. Further mass production of them is planned.
Germany: A fleet of 5 trains by Alstom has started operation on the line in the Lower Saxony region. The EVB operator plans to launch 9 more vehicles by the end of 2022 and replace all diesel trains on the route.
