Czechia: The eight-coach Viaggio Comfort train has been recently showcased at the main railway station in Prague.
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.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.
Czechia, Germany: The local manufacturer has unveiled the rolling stock it assembles at the site in Pilsen.
Czechia: The three-car trainset was assembled at the Skoda production plant in Ostrava, Czechia, and shipped to another plant in Pilsen for testing on a nearly one km test track.
Latvia: Last week, Sandis Steins, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AS Pasažieru vilciens since 2016, announced the board’s joint decision to resign.
Czechia: Under an eight-year contract, the manufacturer will supply 40 trams to DPP.
Bulgaria: The country's Ministry of Transport and Communications will change some specifications and qualification criteria following the cancellation of three of the four tenders announced in May, which attracted virtually no interest from global manufacturers.
