USA: The six-car train with the diesel locomotive Charger SC-44 has started operation on the 454 km Oakland–Bakersfield line.
Germany: Der Spiegel disclosed this information with reference to a letter from Stefan Schnorr, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Russia: The Commercial Court of the Sverdlovsk region registered the claim and published it in the Commercial Case File on Monday. There is no information on the substance of the claim or court hearings.
Germany: While the newly established Smart Train Lease will initially offer services to customers in Germany, it will expand its geographical reach across Europe in the future.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
USA: The North Carolina Department of Transportation has demanded CATS, the Charlotte Area Transit System, to decommission some of the partially low-floor three-car S70 trams by the German manufacturer.
Israel: The national operator Israel Railways has started to take delivery of a new batch of Desiro HC partially double-deck EMUs, comprising 36 six-car sets, which will enter service within a year.
UK: Between June 2021 and January 2023, the German manufacturer filed a series of claims against the award of a contract for the supply of 54 high-speed electric trains to the Alstom–Hitachi Rail joint venture.
