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.
USA: Representatives from the Guinness World Records witnessed the record at the test track in Pueblo, USA.
Poland: This is the opinion of participants of the European Rolling Stock Forum held in Warsaw on 13 March, according to the Rynek Kolejowy.
Uzbekistan: This was announced during the recent visit of the country’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to a site of the national operator O‘zbekiston temir yo‘llari in Tashkent.
UK: The French company has applied to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to provide passenger services in England and Wales in partnership with SLC Rail, a rail consultancy.
Spain: The Ministry of Transport and Mobility uncovered weaknesses in coordination between the infrastructure operator Adif, the national operator Renfe as a customer and the train manufacturer CAF as a supplier.