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.
France: Alstom’s La Rochelle plant has handed over the TW20 model to RATP, the Paris public transport operator.
Germany: The first locomotives, which can be operated both with diesel and electric power, were unveiled at the Halle marshalling yard, Germany, where they will be put into operation.
Russia: A starting price at a bankruptcy auction was RUR 707 mln (approx. USD 7.6 mln), but it was gradually decreasing.
Russia: The train builder succeeded by consistently incorporating cutting-edge global trends and elevating passenger comfort to new heights.
Russia: The plan to introduce a highly automated tram on the city routes has been recently announced by Moscow Deputy Mayor for Transport. The Moscow Department of Transportation revealed what work is being done and what the impact will be.
Austria: The first train from Siemens Mobility has been put in operation by the national operator OBB on the Vienna–Feldkirch route.
EU: After the manufacturer withdrew its bid for the supply of 20 passenger trains to Bulgaria, the European Commission cancelled the first closed in-depth investigation initiated in February.