Spain: According to Spanish media, Renfe has decided to seek a higher fine from the train manufacturer, €166 mln instead of the €116 mln previously announced. Talgo says it has not yet received a lawsuit.
Poland: The local manufacturer won a tender announced in autumn 2022.
Russia: The new six low-floor single-car 71-911 trams has started operating on a modernised tram track in Kursk, Russia, with two similar vehicles on standby.
China: Earlier this year, the Chinese company delivered the first batch of 15 two-section Fuxing FXN5C locomotives to Daquin Railway. The vehicles have been hauling coal on the Taijiao Railway since February.
Bulgaria: If the Spanish manufacturer wins a current tender, it will design the low-floor Intercity BG train on the basis of the Talgo 230.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Spain: The German leasing company has ordered rolling stock from Tatravagonka, Slovakia. The new flatcars can operate on both 1,435 mm and 1,668 mm gauge tracks.
Czechia: The three-car trainset was assembled at the Skoda production plant in Ostrava, Czechia, and shipped to another plant in Pilsen for testing on a nearly one km test track.
USA: The road-rail Commander NXT railcar mover will be available in four models with tractive effort ranging from 115 to 183 kN.
