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Key news and contracts in the urban rail transport market.
EU: So says Railtarget, citing the report, received from the partnership of major operators and rolling stock manufacturers, Europe’s Rail.
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.