EU: The German-based rail consultancy estimates 2023 deliveries of intercity and night trains in continental Europe at €570 mln and locomotives at €90 mln.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Italy: The locomotive manufacturer, CRRC’s subsidiary in Germany, has signed a contract to supply eight DE 18 shunting locomotives.
Italy: The first out of 20 four-axle vehicles ordered in 2022 was delivered to the freight operator Mercitalia Rail, part of the national railway company FS.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
EU: The goal is to commence equipping the entire European freight fleet of 500,000 cars with digital automatic coupling, DAC, in 2028, despite criticism.
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.
Italy: Ironbox, a start-up company developing post-wheel technologies, tested a proprietary technology, Ironlev, on a two km section of the existing route between Adria and Mestre, Italy.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.
