Austria: PJM, the local system specialist for rail vehicles, states that it has completed all the necessary steps needed for the approval of the InnoBogie.
EU: Michael Peter, head of Siemens Mobility, has stated this position to the Rynek Kalejowy, Polish news agency.
Germany: The solution is based on the LEADER technology, which has been installed on DB Cargo’s locomotives since 2018. Currently, the German freight operator leverages the system on 650 vehicles.
Kazakhstan: The first two single-section vehicles were officially received at the Mangystau depot of the national operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ).
Russia: The first five-car train of the 81-725.3/726.3/727.3 series has entered service on the Leninskaya Line in Novosibirsk. By the end of the year, the TMH plant in Mytishchi is scheduled to deliver four more trainsets.
At the end of September, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights added the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF to its blacklist of companies conducting business in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.
Brazil: An agreement has been signed between US locomotive manufacturer Wabtec and local mining company Vale.
UK: The four-axle EuroDual locomotive has been launched on the 642 km West Coast Main Line.
China: An eight-car prototype of the GSYE61 (Type D) was displayed at the MetroTrans exhibition held in Qingdao in September.
