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Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,845 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 1,179 of them that state a value (63.9%) add up to €7.34 billion. EU countries together imported €13.2 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604 and 3 more headings; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.5% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 1,233 companies have won 5,320 public supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 30 European countries, in 2,942 award notices from 361 public buyers.
  • 10.9% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 16.1% of all awards across Europe.
  • 55.2% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in the EU-27 — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €2.93 trillion in 2025, 15.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/346-railway-and-tramway-locomotives-and-rolling-stock, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 346 across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: how much public buyers award, who wins, where from, and how the market splits by country.

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Europe: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
5.3K
in 2.9K award notices
Awarded value
€21B
from 66% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
1.2K
with at least one award
Public buyers
361
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 102102Nov–Dec 20232024: 1,5331,53320242025: 1,8451,84520252026: 1,8401,8402026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 2023102
20241,533
20251,845
20261,840
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €67.6M€67.6MNov–Dec 20232024: €4.2B€4.2B20242025: €7.3B€7.3B20252026: €9.7B€9.7B2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€67.6M
2024€4.2B
2025€7.3B
2026€9.7B
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Railway operators2,677
    Railway operators: 2,677
  2. Cities, regions and central administration1,488
    Cities, regions and central administration: 1,488
  3. Urban transport operators955
    Urban transport operators: 955
  4. Economic affairs74
    Economic affairs: 74
  5. Environment and waste32
    Environment and waste: 32
  6. Hospitals and health services31
    Hospitals and health services: 31
  7. Coal and solid fuels19
    Coal and solid fuels: 19
  8. Social protection8
    Social protection: 8
  9. Other36
    Other: 36
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Railway operators2,677
Cities, regions and central administration1,488
Urban transport operators955
Economic affairs74
Environment and waste32
Hospitals and health services31
Coal and solid fuels19
Social protection8
Other36
Contracts by buyer country
  1. Germany1,238
    176 companies
    Germany: 1,238
  2. Czechia765
    95 companies
    Czechia: 765
  3. Poland656
    147 companies
    Poland: 656
  4. Romania425
    34 companies
    Romania: 425
  5. Austria360
    165 companies
    Austria: 360
  6. Hungary315
    68 companies
    Hungary: 315
  7. Italy293
    116 companies
    Italy: 293
  8. Spain262
    88 companies
    Spain: 262
  9. Lithuania254
    58 companies
    Lithuania: 254
  10. France195
    116 companies
    France: 195
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Contracts by buyer country
Germany1,238
Czechia765
Poland656
Romania425
Austria360
Hungary315
Italy293
Spain262
Lithuania254
France195
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 34.6%, Medium-sized 12.1%, Small 9.7%, Micro 2.7%, SME (size not stated) 20.1%, Size not stated 20.8%Large companies: 1,841 (34.6%)35%Medium-sized: 642 (12.1%)12%Small: 516 (9.7%)10%Micro: 142 (2.7%)SME (size not stated): 1,070 (20.1%)20%Size not stated: 1,109 (20.8%)21%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies1,841 · 34.6%
Medium-sized642 · 12.1%
Small516 · 9.7%
Micro142 · 2.7%
SME (size not stated)1,070 · 20.1%
Size not stated1,109 · 20.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany148
    Germany: 148
  2. Czechia91
    Czechia: 91
  3. Poland52
    Poland: 52
  4. Switzerland42
    Switzerland: 42
  5. Spain33
    Spain: 33
  6. Slovakia30
    Slovakia: 30
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany148
Czechia91
Poland52
Switzerland42
Spain33
Slovakia30
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €12B€12B20232024: €12B€12B20242025: €13B€13B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€12B
2024€12B
2025€13B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604, 8602, 8605, 8608 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

89.1%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 89.1%

578 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

16.1%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 16.1%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

55.2%

Lots with a single bid: 55.2%

Among 5K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

Companies winning most often across Europe

  1. 1.Hitachi Rail GTS Deutschland GmbHGermany · 206 notices
  2. 2.AŽD Praha s.r.o.Czechia · 86 notices
  3. 3.Siemens Mobility Austria GmbHAustria · 51 notices
  4. 4.BUDAKER Kereskedelmi Gyártó és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű TársaságHungary · 50 notices
  5. 5.BONATRANS GROUP a.s.Czechia · 46 notices
  6. 6.ŠKODA ELECTRIC a.s.Czechia · 46 notices
  7. 7.Pojazdy Szynowe PESA Bydgoszcz Spółka AkcyjnaPoland · 41 notices
  8. 8.MOTOBUS Sp. z o.o.Poland · 40 notices
  9. 9.Metal 99 Fémszerkezet gyártó és Szolgáltató Kft.Hungary · 37 notices
  10. 10.ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION a.s.Czechia · 34 notices

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Questions

How big is the railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,845 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 1,179 of them that state a value (63.9%) add up to €7.34 billion. EU countries together imported €13.2 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604 and 3 more headings; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.5% from 2023.
How many public contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 5,320 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2,942 TED award notices; the 3,500 awards with a published value add up to €21B.
Which countries buy the most railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through public tenders?
Germany (1,238 awards), Czechia (765 awards), Poland (656 awards) lead; 1,233 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts contracts?
10.9% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.

Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.