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.
France: Two seven-car trams have started operation on Line 1, spanning 18.4 km. Alstom is to supply in total 61 trams, with the launch of the last one expected in 2027.
EU: GATX Rail Europe has announced that all leasing contracts will include the Basic Telematics Package to track the location of railcars online at no additional cost from March.
France: Alstom’s La Rochelle plant has handed over the TW20 model to RATP, the Paris public transport operator.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.
France: The trains are built in eight plants in France by around 2,300 employees. Final assembly takes place at the Crespin and Valenciennes plants.
France: The order, worth €1.1 bln, is a part of an option to the 2019 contract with Ile-de-France Mobilités, a regional transport authority, for the delivery of up to 444 MF19 trains.
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EU: The companies have already signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of a part of Hitachi Rail STS.