Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Germany: Together with other German industrial companies, the manufacturer has submitted relevant applications to its government.
Germany: Together with its cooperation partner NVIDIA, DSD presented a photo-realistic digital twin of a railway line for fully automation operation.
Germany: An economically viable three-car modification of the Mireo platform was unveiled at the plant in Krefeld.
Germany: The company unveiled its connect@rail system at the 2023 Light Rail Summit in Birmingham, UK.
EU: Over 2,500 Traxx locomotives have been sold across Europe, North America, Africa, and Central and South Asia, Alstom says.
The highest grade of automation, GoA4, has become familiar for metro and monorail and will soon be adopted in other segments of railway transport.
One of the main trends in railway transport in recent years is replacing diesel engines with alternative ones. As all major manufacturers are responsive to market demands, they develop rolling stock on alternative traction.
EU: The Association of European Rolling Stock Lessors, AERRL, has published the first part of a study of such diesel alternatives as biofuel, biomethane, ammonia, batteries, and hydrogen in rail transport.