Contracts and deals in the freight car market.
UAE: The project is being developed by the US start-up RAILBUS and Dubai’s transport operator RTA under the 2024 MoU.
UAE: The manufacturer in a consortium with Limak and Mapa, Turkiye, was selected to build the turnkey Dubai Metro Blue Line.
Latest rolling stock procurements and supplies in the global market.
Latest urban rail transport procurements from Stadler, CAF and Modertrans as well as for Dubai, Pyatigorsk and St. Petersburg.
UAE: The four-car trainset carried a delegation of representatives from Etihad Rail and oil company Adnoc from Abu Dhabi to Al Dhannah City, 250 km away.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
UAE: The pre-production prototype operating at 200 km/h was delivered to the country for tests back in Autumn 2022. The contract has recently inked with Etihad Rail to supply 3 seven-car trains of this type.
UAE: The manufacturer has signed a contract worth more than $250 mln USD with the Etihad Rail national operator. None of the parties discloses the volume of deliveries.