UK: In a test run in March, a prototype train travelled 138 km from Long Marston to Honeybourne on battery power alone and without recharging.
India: In Chennai, the production unit Integral Coach Factory (ICF), part of the national operator Indian Railways, manufactured 1,091 cars for electric and diesel trains from April 2023 to March 2024.
South Korea: A fleet of 20 eight-car trains started running on the 35 km route of the GTX-A express commuter line, which includes four stations.
Poland: The producer has announced that it will provide operators with a free software licence for the Impuls EMUs control system along with the right to sublicence.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
USA: In mid-March, the US DOD’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected a company to develop a concept for building a railway infrastructure on Earth’s satellite.
Austria: The first train from Siemens Mobility has been put in operation by the national operator OBB on the Vienna–Feldkirch route.
Latvia: The local manufacturer has entered into additional agreement on their contract for the supply of 32 four-car trains for the passenger operator AS Pasažieru vilciens, which was signed in 2019.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
