Czechia, Germany: The local manufacturer has unveiled the rolling stock it assembles at the site in Pilsen.
Germany: Der Spiegel disclosed this information with reference to a letter from Stefan Schnorr, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
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Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Germany: While the newly established Smart Train Lease will initially offer services to customers in Germany, it will expand its geographical reach across Europe in the future.
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.
Germany: The company says it has completed the acquisition of Reuschling in Hattingen, which specialises in the maintenance, scheduled and unscheduled repair and refurbishment of shunting locomotives.
Austria: Maschinenfabrik Liezen und Gießerei has produced the first of 40 piggyback wagons ordered by Helrom, a start-up rail freight company.
EU: The companies have already signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of a part of Hitachi Rail STS.
