Overview of recent contracts and deals in the freight rolling stock market.
Russia: The Ust-Katav Car-building Plant has won the city of Yekaterinburg’s tender for the delivery of one three-car low-floor tram, as ROLLINGSTOCK knew from Roman Novikov, UKCP’s General Director.
Spain: The FCH2Rail consortium, which has been implementing a €14 mln project since 2021, has unveiled the results.
USA: ROLLINGSTOCK has analysed the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) programme developed by the US Federal Railroad Administration for fiscal year 2023–2024.
China: At the end of October, the first four-car train began commercial service on a section of Line 4 of the city's metro network. The entire 70 km line and the fleet of 18 such trains will enter service in 2026.
Australia: On 3 December, the first two D-series EMUs, named Mariyung, started revenue service on the Sydney–New Castle route.
Kazakhstan: The country’s Prime Minister, Olzhas Bektenov, was told data on diesel locomotive production during his visit to the US-owned plant Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty, LKZ, in Astana.
Uzbekistan: The six-car train recently delivered to the country has began revenue service between Tashkent and Xoʻjakent on 3 December.
Poland: The leasing company Eurowagon has detected flaws in the welds of span bolsters of the 80- and 90-foot Sggrss container flatcars.
