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.
Germany: The company claims that by 2030 it expects to become a leading supplier of digital automatic couplers and other technical solutions for the freight trains automation. It estimates the volume of this market at €10 bln.
USA, Germany: Knorr-Bremse entered the transport telematics market, announcing the equipment of products with technical condition monitoring sensors. Wabtec and Trinity Rail continued to introduce new telematics platforms.
