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Netherlands: CAF said they had completed a five-year test programme in cooperation with the Dutch national operator, NS. The tests were conducted on a CAF Sprinter EMU.
UK: The passenger operator of Transport for Wales, TfW, launched the first trains on a partially electrified line, which connects Cardiff with Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil.
Russia: According to the plant’s parent company Sinara Group, the acceptance and homologation tests on the VNIIZhT railway research institute’s test track are scheduled to be undertaken till late March 2025.
Germany: Since announcing the tender last December, the national operator has not received any bid, as the T-Online news portal sites Deutsche Bahn’s spokesperson.
UK: The first 4 seven-car Evero (British Class 807) trainsets were put into operation between London, Liverpool, Blackpool and West Midlands.
UK: The Class 802/2 hybrid train trials delivered such results on several occasions in battery mode.
Spain: The French manufacturer has published a video featuring the interior and exterior of the future rolling stock.
Russia: This is the target of the development strategy that the TMH plant in Tver has been implementing since the summer with the help of a soft loan that VEB, the country’s largest development institution.
Overview of key news on the global passenger rolling stock market.