Russia: The plan to introduce a highly automated tram on the city routes has been recently announced by Moscow Deputy Mayor for Transport. The Moscow Department of Transportation revealed what work is being done and what the impact will be.
Austria: The first train from Siemens Mobility has been put in operation by the national operator OBB on the Vienna–Feldkirch route.
EU: After the manufacturer withdrew its bid for the supply of 20 passenger trains to Bulgaria, the European Commission cancelled the first closed in-depth investigation initiated in February.
Russia: Last year, TMH made a record net profit of RUB 10.5 bln ($123 mln), according to IFRS statements. A year earlier, the company – for the first time since 2015 – posted losses of RUB 4.6 bln ($66 mln).
USA: Life-size mockups of two metro cars, head and intermediate ones, are exhibited on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., until April 3.
Latvia: The local manufacturer has entered into additional agreement on their contract for the supply of 32 four-car trains for the passenger operator AS Pasažieru vilciens, which was signed in 2019.
Italy: Ironbox, a start-up company developing post-wheel technologies, tested a proprietary technology, Ironlev, on a two km section of the existing route between Adria and Mestre, Italy.
Switzerland: According to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), the tests announced in summer 2023 are completed successfully.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.