Recent deals and tenders in the passenger rolling stock market.
UK: In mid-December a court appointed administrators to Clayton Equipment, initiating insolvency proceedings that could lead to a company restructuring.
Recent deals and tenders in the freight wagon market.
UK: Last week, the first five-car Aurora train entered passenger service on the route between Sheffield and London.
UK: The German component manufacturer and VTG Rail UK, the British division of the leasing company, have signed an agreement for the delivery of at least 2,000 sets of the FreightControl Sentinel system.
Deals and tenders in the passenger rolling stock markets.
France: The Board of the French national operator SNCF, which holds the controlling share of the European passenger operator Eurostar, has approved a framework contract worth around €2 bln.
UK: The four-axle EuroDual locomotive has been launched on the 642 km West Coast Main Line.
UK: On 4 October, Hitachi Rail hosted a Railway 200 ‘Open Day’ at its site, marking 200 years since the birth of the modern railway.
