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Netherlands: Hardt Hyperloop, a Dutch start-up, has announced that its prototype pod (without passengers) travelled over a 90-meter section of the track at a speed of 30 km/h.
EU: So says Railtarget, citing the report, received from the partnership of major operators and rolling stock manufacturers, Europe’s Rail.
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.
France, Netherlands: The French manufacturer has written about it in its FY 2023/24 financial statements.
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.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Just ten years after Elon Musk presented the ide, one of the main companies that decided to make it happen was forced to cease operations. However, other start-ups around the world continue to develop the concept.