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Brief overview of key events and news in the urban rail transport market.
Brief overview of key events and news in the freight car market.
Japan: The first four-car trainset has been delivered from the plant in the city of Higashiosaka to a Yao-based depot of the passenger operator Kintetsu.
EU: The German-based rail consultancy estimates 2023 deliveries of intercity and night trains in continental Europe at €570 mln and locomotives at €90 mln.
Kazakhstan: The news was reported to ROLLINGSTOCK by Boris Ziganshin, General Director for the TexolTrans company belonging to the TEXOL Group.
Russia: As communicated to the business media Delovoy Peterburg by Sinara Group, the Engineering Centre of Railway Transport, a joint venture between RZD and STM, is currently developing the train.
UK: The first 6 five-car electro-diesel Class 805 Evero trainsets started operation between London, Birmingham, Chester and other cities.
Russian Electric Motors (RED), a subsidiary of Transneft, the world’s largest pipeline company, has been granted the TR EAEU 001/2011 certificate.
Canada: An improper state of infrastructure has been the root cause for the accelerated wear of the Citadis Spirit trams’ bogie components and their consequent failure.