Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Ukraine: The Kryukiv Railway Car Building Works has produced two prototypes of a 1,435 mm Sggrss 80 flatcar that have been tested at EU test sites.
France: The six-car train started trial operation in semi-automatic mode on the first section of Line 15, which will serve all the Paris suburbs.
Austria: The logistics company has manufactured a Sgwrs car to transport round wood and sawn timber.
Russia: This is the fourth modification of the Ivolga EMUs by TMH.
USA: According to the car builder Greenbrier, 11 sites produce cars for the North American market today, with six located in Mexico.
USA: The Regional Transportation District, RTD, has started to change the upholstery material on tram seats.
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.
USA: A $390 mln framework contract with the German manufacturer has been signed with the local operator Bi-State Development Agency.
