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.
Spain: The first batch comprises ten variable gauge AVE trains with 507 seats.
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.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Spain: The Ministry of Transport and Mobility uncovered weaknesses in coordination between the infrastructure operator Adif, the national operator Renfe as a customer and the train manufacturer CAF as a supplier.
Spain: Two major local rolling stock builders, CAF and Talgo, report on varied trends in their activities.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.
Spain: In the beginning of March, the Spanish island saw the delivery of a four-car trainset to the operator SFM.
Spain: The three-car train travelled from the north to south of Spain, from Madrid to Mérida via Talavera de la Reina, Monfragüe, and Cáceres.
