Hungary: The global leader in the rolling stock market has signed respective agreements with Acemil, Hungary, as part of Xi Jinping’s visit to the country.
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.
Hungary: The investment amounts to €15.2 mln, of which €3 mln is support by the Hungarian government.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
EU: GATX Rail Europe has announced that all leasing contracts will include the Basic Telematics Package to track the location of railcars online at no additional cost from March.
Poland: This is the opinion of participants of the European Rolling Stock Forum held in Warsaw on 13 March, according to the Rynek Kolejowy.
Spain: The company has notified the Spanish stock market regulator CNMV of its plans to buy all the shares in the manufacturer for €632 mln, or €5 per share.
EU: According to the Israeli company, its Main Line is now certified to comply with key EU railway standards.
Italy: According to the German company, the components will be installed on new metro trains in the coming weeks.