Spain: This followed press reports that specifications received by CAF for the production of 31 trains indicate the dimensions which restrict the passing of vehicles through a number of tunnels.
Spain: First testing of Talgo's Vittal-One hydrogen train is scheduled for this summer. Meanwhile trials of its TPH2 hybrid locomotive and CAF’s train Civia 463, which started last year, are under way.
Spain: National operator awarded three contracts totalling a value of €858.4 mln for 97 electric trains. All the rolling stock will be manufactured in Spain.
Spain: Following the results for 9 months of 2022 published in the financial report of the company, it has reached an all-time high backlog of €11.9 bln.
From the beginning of the month, the Spanish manufacturer has announced orders in the USA, Germany, France and Australia for the supply of almost 400 trams of various modifications.
EU: The Spanish manufacturer obtained a plant in France, as well as intellectual rights for two platforms of multiple units.
UAE: The manufacturer has signed a contract worth more than $250 mln USD with the Etihad Rail national operator. None of the parties discloses the volume of deliveries.
EU: A train with two selected coupling technologies from Dellner and Voith is now running in trial mode across Europe. It is planned to be shown at the InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin in September.
EU: In 2021, the REUSE project by UIC to stimulate the railway equipment recycling was finalized. In turn, manufacturers are increasingly indicating the share of materials in the rolling stock that are recyclable.
