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.
Saudi Arabia: The national operator Saudi Railway Company (SAR) struck a SAR 200 mln (approx. $53 mln) agreement with the Italian Arsenale Group.
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.
