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France: Initially SNCF, a French operator, was to receive a new fleet of 28 trains by the end of 2023. Now the Spanish manufacturer promises to complete the delivery in Q4 2027.
France, Netherlands: The French manufacturer has written about it in its FY 2023/24 financial statements.
France, USA: Kevin Speed, a private operator, and Brightline West, a HSR line operator, plan to contract the manufacturers in the nearest future.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
EU: The goal is to commence equipping the entire European freight fleet of 500,000 cars with digital automatic coupling, DAC, in 2028, despite criticism.
France: Two seven-car trams have started operation on Line 1, spanning 18.4 km. Alstom is to supply in total 61 trams, with the launch of the last one expected in 2027.
EU: GATX Rail Europe has announced that all leasing contracts will include the Basic Telematics Package to track the location of railcars online at no additional cost from March.
France: Alstom’s La Rochelle plant has handed over the TW20 model to RATP, the Paris public transport operator.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.