Rolling Stock Maintenance - Global Market Trends in After-Sales Service

The after-sales market for rail vehicles is already of considerable strategic interest for manufacturers and independent providers. Long-term contracts and steady revenues are attractive market features for manufacturers as they can help to cushion the volatility of the new vehicle segment. Around 70 % of the total market is still accounted for by rail companies, who maintain their own vehicles. However, many rail companies are announcing plans to concentrate primarily on their core business, the transportation of passengers and freight. In this way, they offer manufacturers and independent maintenance companies room for strategic growth in this segment, which can be tapped gradually, albeit more slowly than many of those active in the market had hoped. A quick shifting of market shares is being prevented because of the current structures in the operator markets and the importance of good maintenance and repair for safe railway operation.The latest market study by SCI Verkehr, "Rolling Stock Maintenance - Global Market Trends in After-Sales Service”, analyses for the first time the worldwide maintenance markets for rolling stock, their structures and development trends and the strategies of the competing players.In concrete terms, the Multi Client Study includes:

• A look at the worldwide after-sales market differentiated by region, including an in-depth analysis of the most important nations
• Analysis of the market volumes of maintenance markets worldwide
• Brief analysis of operators and fleet stocks in these regions
• Detailed presentation of market structure and market organization
• Overview of the players in the maintenance business and the sites
• Assessment of future developments
• Company and site portraits for the top manufacturers in the maintenance business
• Presentation of current important maintenance and refurbishment projects
• Summary of contact addresses of companies operating in the maintenance business (operators, manufacturers ,independent suppliers)

The market study is based on a number of sources of information from the press and discussions with experts which are continuously analysed, validated and entered into the SCI/Database.

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