Agreements and deals in the global rolling stock market.
Germany: The French train builder and has signed a framework agreement to sell the site to the Franco-German defence group KNDS.
Japan: Ordered by the passenger operator, three four-car trains will be launched on a 2.8 km Yamaguchi line in Greater Tokyo.
India: The national operator’s plans have been unveiled by the Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, following the publication of the country’s Budget 2025.
Azerbaijan: The purchase of the rolling stock is part of the State Programme for Improvement of Transport Infrastructure in Baku and surrounding areas for 2025–2030.
Italy: Last week, the first four-car train arrived at Rovato, where the maintenance centre and refuelling station are located.
Sweden: Since January, the first three five-car low-floor Flexity trams (called the M34 in Sweden) have been operating on Line 11.
Russia: The news was announced by Evgeny Popov, PTK Group’s First Deputy General Director, in the course of an operational meeting of the Central Infrastructure Directorate of Russian Railways.
Deals and transactions in the locomotive global market.