Poland: The producer has announced that it will provide operators with a free software licence for the Impuls EMUs control system along with the right to sublicence.
EU: GATX Rail Europe has announced that all leasing contracts will include the Basic Telematics Package to track the location of railcars online at no additional cost from March.
Russia: The projected revenue in RUB is 141 bln, which is a remarkable one-third increase from the estimated revenue for 2023 of RUB 106 bln ($1.2 bln, +25%) and one and a half times higher than the revenue in 2022, RUB 94 bln ($1.4 bln, +7%).
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
UK: According to Nick Crossfield, Alstom UK & Ireland managing director, assembly of the remaining Aventra EMUs at the Derby plant is nearing completion.
Mexico: The nine-car train started operation on the 18.8 km Mexico City Metro Line 1 with 20 stations.
Brazil: The Aeromovel A200 preumatic train, a two-car light rail vehicle, is going to be tested for a month before its commissioning.
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.
Slovenia: In cooperation with SSC Railtec from Germany, the local Container d.o.o. has developed and certified a new design of a 20-foot container with a payload of 4.2 t for the transport of passenger cars on two levels.
