Slovakia: Three six-car trains, which can run in multiple and reach speeds of 160 km/h, have been put into service on regional lines.
Russia: Six of the TMH companies announced 2023 production and sales for rolling stock and components.
USA: The $154 mln contract with the regional operator Metra Commuter Rail covers the supply of eight two-car trainsets.
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Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Bulgaria: The Chinese train maker is the target of an investigation by the European Commission, the results of which are due to be published by 2 July.
Spain: According to the Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Oscar Puente, the manufacturer will start assembling the first ten trains at the Gipuzkoa plant on 26 February.
Russia: According to Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev, 28 trains will be bought in the first phase of the Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed railway construction.
Turkiye: The national operator TCDD plans to purchase 115 mainline and eight shunting locomotives, 56 electric trains and 49 passenger coaches.
