Egypt: The Ministry of Transport and NERIC signed a protocol with the manufacturer to work out the possibility of creating a production site and producing there the first batch of 500 passenger coaches.
Croatia: HŽPP has awarded Končar a contract to supply 7 DMUs of 7023 series. Since 2011, Končar has produced 39 trains for HŽPP, including 5 such diesel multiple units and 34 electric trains of 6112 series.
Thailand: KMITL engineers plan to finish building a coach prototype next year. It is stated that the level of its localization will be 40%, and it will be 30% cheaper than imported analogues.
India: In July, the national railway company launched a tender for the supply of 200 Vande Bharat trains of fourth generation and extended the receipt of applications for 200 Vande Bharat EMUs of third generation.
Indonesia: New rolling stock is to be shipped to the country between August and September for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed line, which is expected to start operation next year. The Qingdao plant in China has already completed production and testing of 11 KCIC400AF trains.
India: Over the next three years, the company intends to increase the annual production of freight cars at its Titagarh plant from 8,000 to 12,000 units, as well as to build facilities to produce metro trains.
EU: The Spanish manufacturer obtained a plant in France, as well as intellectual rights for two platforms of multiple units.
Russia: The national railway company published its 2021 annual report. ROLLINGSTOCK has analyzed and compared it with the figures of 2020.
Russia: The GoA2 train manufactured by TMH received a certificate of compliance with the EAEU technical regulation. This is the first 160 km/h serial EMU, which is entirely designed in Russia.
