Germany: The holding company for components production has announced that the eight-year bonds with a coupon rate of 3.25% have a volume of €500 mln.
UK: The British division of Heidelberg Materials has announced its intention to equip 32 of its cement tank cars with the iWagon solution from Knorr-Bremse. A further 32 railcars will also be acquired with the same equipment.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.
USA: OptiFuel Systems has announced the development of a 4,100 kW locomotive powered by renewable natural gas (RNG) from bio-waste with a specially designed 1,850 kW tender with a 28 m3 DGE capacity.
EU: According to the Israeli company, its Main Line is now certified to comply with key EU railway standards.
Italy: According to the German company, the components will be installed on new metro trains in the coming weeks.
The German and Swiss companies plan to launch the solution for monitoring and analysing the condition of components next year.
Russia: The end of September saw the completion of the purchase of the Knorr-Bremse plant, KB 1520, in the Leningrad region. The buyer is KSC Group, one of the largest manufacturers of rolling stock components in the country.
Germany: The VDB national railway industry association gave a tough talk, pointing out the need for urgent support measures at the European level.
