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Knorr-Bremse equips Hitachi Rail metro trains with automatic couplers
18 January 2024
Knorr-Bremse equips Hitachi Rail metro trains with automatic couplers

Italy: According to the German company, the components will be installed on new metro trains in the coming weeks.

The UK puts into operation first Alstom Arterio EMUs
18 January 2024
The UK puts into operation first Alstom Arterio EMUs

UK: The two ten-car Class 701 Aventra trains came into service between London and Windsor.

Unmanned light rail Urbanloop tests begin in Paris suburbs
17 January 2024
Unmanned light rail Urbanloop tests begin in Paris suburbs

France: This year, during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Urbanloop is to transport passengers between a car parking and a fan zone on a two km line in Montigny-le-Bretonneux.

Siemens Mobility tram fleet halved in Charlotte due to excessive wheel play
16 January 2024
Siemens Mobility tram fleet halved in Charlotte due to excessive wheel play

USA: The North Carolina Department of Transportation has demanded CATS, the Charlotte Area Transit System, to decommission some of the partially low-floor three-car S70 trams by the German manufacturer.

Malakhit 3ES8 electric locomotive put into operation in Russia
16 January 2024
Malakhit 3ES8 electric locomotive put into operation in Russia

Russia: Over the next month, the vehicle built by Ural Locomotives, a subsidiary of Sinara–Transport Machines, will undergo tests with an electric traction laboratory that will record its actual tractive effort.

Israel takes delivery of Siemens Mobility trains and Alstom electric locomotives
16 January 2024
Israel takes delivery of Siemens Mobility trains and Alstom electric locomotives

Israel: The national operator Israel Railways has started to take delivery of a new batch of Desiro HC partially double-deck EMUs, comprising 36 six-car sets, which will enter service within a year.

In less than two years Prague sees Skoda Group’s new trams
16 January 2024
In less than two years Prague sees Skoda Group’s new trams

Czechia: Under an eight-year contract, the manufacturer will supply 40 trams to DPP.

Court rules against Siemens Mobility in HS2 challenge
16 January 2024
Court rules against Siemens Mobility in HS2 challenge

UK: Between June 2021 and January 2023, the German manufacturer filed a series of claims against the award of a contract for the supply of 54 high-speed electric trains to the Alstom–Hitachi Rail joint venture.

Latest rolling stock procurements: Amtrak, Indian Railways, KTZ, Siemens, Bozankaya, TMH
15 January 2024
Latest rolling stock procurements: Amtrak, Indian Railways, KTZ, Siemens, Bozankaya, TMH

Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.