Poland: The manufacturer allegedly programmed malfunctions into the onboard systems of its Impuls EMUs. Newag itself denies the allegations and plans to take legal action.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Italy, Switzerland: The trains started operation on the 41 km Brig–Domodossola line.
Argentina: Early in December the province of Jujuy's governor Gerardo Morales took part in a test trip on a 20-km section of a tourist narrow-gauge Volcán-Tilcara line.
Russia: The Trust Non-Core Assets bank has sold its 93.6% stake in the car manufacturer.
South Korea: The passenger operator reports that the robot moves autonomously at 20 km/h along railway tracks and sends real-time images and signals to a cloud server.
UK: Glasgow's only metro line has received its first two four-car trainsets. This was three years later than the expected debut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
France: A fleet of 25 four-car Citadis Dualis tram-trains has started passenger service on the 20.4 km T12 line with 16 stations.
Germany: Together with other German industrial companies, the manufacturer has submitted relevant applications to its government.