Italy: Ironbox, a start-up company developing post-wheel technologies, tested a proprietary technology, Ironlev, on a two km section of the existing route between Adria and Mestre, Italy.
Switzerland: According to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), the tests announced in summer 2023 are completed successfully.
Russia: On March 19, Chelyabinsk, Russia, saw the previously announced four-door tram by the Ust-Katav Car-building Plant (UKCP). The vehicle has been tested there since February.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.
Kazakhstan: This was announced to LS Aqparat by the local administration of the Aktobe region. According to the agency, the decision was taken in 2023 due to the current global geopolitical environment.
Russia: The Ust-Katav Car-building Plant (UKCP) has informed ROLLINGSTOCK that it will start installing the system on the 71-628 trams and their modifications.
Russia: Six of the TMH companies announced 2023 production and sales for rolling stock and components.
India: Two local companies, Titagarh Rail Systems and Sidwal, have announced the creation of a special purpose vehicle, SPV, with each party investing INR 1.2 bln ($14.4 mln).
Germany: Members of DB’s infrastructure division InfraGo and a representative of the software development company dSPACE talked about one of the key aspects of the deployment of unmanned rail transport.
