Latest deals and contracts in the urban rail transport markets.
Netherlands: CAF said they had completed a five-year test programme in cooperation with the Dutch national operator, NS. The tests were conducted on a CAF Sprinter EMU.
Netherlands: The four-axle shunting locomotive was put into operation at the Tata Steel steelworks in Velsen-Noord.
Latest urban rail transport procurements from Stadler, CAF and Modertrans as well as for Dubai, Pyatigorsk and St. Petersburg.
Netherlands: Hardt Hyperloop, a Dutch start-up, has announced that its prototype pod (without passengers) travelled over a 90-meter section of the track at a speed of 30 km/h.
EU: So says Railtarget, citing the report, received from the partnership of major operators and rolling stock manufacturers, Europe’s Rail.
EU: The German-based rail consultancy estimates 2023 deliveries of intercity and night trains in continental Europe at €570 mln and locomotives at €90 mln.
France, Netherlands: The French manufacturer has written about it in its FY 2023/24 financial statements.
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.
