Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Russia: The plans were announced by Ivan Kolesnikov, Deputy Manager Director of Russian Railways, at the final meeting of the board of the national operator.
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.
Germany: Members of DB’s infrastructure division InfraGo and a representative of the software development company dSPACE talked about one of the key aspects of the deployment of unmanned rail transport.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Kazakhstan: By the end of 2023, Kazakhstan's national operator had received 112 locomotives, 102 passenger cars, and 242 gondola cars.
Czechia: The private operator RegioJet has started a four-month trial of the Sirius EMUs on the route between Kolín and Ústí nad Labem. The second train is reportedly parked in a depot in case the first one breaks down.
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.
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.
