Russia: Following the tests at the Moscow–Usovo test centre, TMH-IS reported that the computer vision system had demonstrated its ability to detect objects, determine the distance to them and make decisions based on this data.
Belarus, Russia: This year, the Belarusian manufacturer plans to unveil the first of 26 such trams, the T856.
Saudi Arabia: The manufacturer and the national operator Saudi Railway Company (SAR) have signed contracts worth around CHF 600 mln (€641.6 mln) for the supply and maintenance of 20 diesel trains.
Saudi Arabia: The national operator Saudi Railway Company (SAR) struck a SAR 200 mln (approx. $53 mln) agreement with the Italian Arsenale Group.
UK: Nexus says that before entering customer service, some of the systems on the five-car 555 Class trains must undergo additional tests in very specific conditions.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
India: The country's Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told this to the media after presenting the $30.4 bln railway budget for the fiscal 2024.
Italy: It cost €1.8 mln for Lombardy’s regional passenger operators Trenord and FNM to refurbish a four-car train, increasing its service life to ten years.
Austria: Maschinenfabrik Liezen und Gießerei has produced the first of 40 piggyback wagons ordered by Helrom, a start-up rail freight company.
