Key news and events of the rolling stock market.
Slovakia: The six-axle articulated basket car, designated Sdggmrss, has been developed for the transportation of containers and semi-trailers. Its key features is integrated removable baskets that are similar to those used by CargoBeamer technology.
Slovakia: The Poprad factory has delivered the first two type Samms flatcars to the Slovak Ministry of Defence.
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.
Slovakia: The country capital received Škoda’s last bidirectional five-car ForCity Plus 30T from a 10-unit batch worth €26.5 mln, ordered in May 2022.
EU: The goal is to commence equipping the entire European freight fleet of 500,000 cars with digital automatic coupling, DAC, in 2028, despite criticism.
EU: GATX Rail Europe has announced that all leasing contracts will include the Basic Telematics Package to track the location of railcars online at no additional cost from March.
Slovakia: Three six-car trains, which can run in multiple and reach speeds of 160 km/h, have been put into service on regional lines.
EU: According to the Israeli company, its Main Line is now certified to comply with key EU railway standards.
