Kazakhstan: At a briefing held last week, the Kazakh Minister of Industry and Construction, Kanat Sharlapaev, announced the current level that has been reached.
USA: Two seven-car trainsets have commenced passenger service on an 82 km line between San Francisco and San Jose.
Key news and events of the rolling stock market.
USA: The STCP consortium has selected the Swiss manufacturer to implement the Los Angeles metro expansion project.
Austria: Liebherr-Transportation Systems, a rail system and component manufacturer, has entered into a contract with the Swiss car builder for the delivery of 80 HVAC systems. This represents the first serial order that Liebherr has received for such equipment.
The new geopolitical conditions are no longer having a major impact on the industry, as evidenced by the dynamics of changes in revenues and backlogs of orders of the major players in the rolling stock market.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
China: Last week, the first narrow-gauge six-axle R200 diesel locomotive departed from the station in Hualien City, hauling eight flatcars with containers and trucks.
Azerbaijan: The national operator ADY has launched the new FLIRT trains on the route from Baku to Agstafa. The vehicles designated DŞ1 were delivered at the end of 2023 and have passed tests.
