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Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
UK: The initial schedule for the entry into service of the first five-car trains was for April, but this has now been postponed to the end of the year.
Brazil: At Alstom Lab 4.0, a virtual reality lab, a 3D model of the exterior and interior of the future train was presented.
China: Following successful factory tests, CRRC’s Qingdao plant has released the six-car CETROVO 1.0 Carbon Star Express for use on Line 1 of the city metro.
Ukraine: The announcement was made by Maksym Kozitsky, head of the Lviv regional military administration, during a visit to the plant.
Canada: The regional rail system Exo (RTM), which provides passenger service in the Greater Montreal, has launched a six-coach push-pull train on the Saint-Jérôme line.
Czechia: The company has commenced the assembly of the first low-floor ForCity Plus Praha 52T at its Plzeň plant.
Canada: Each trainset consists of a specialised car, built based on a 66 ft flatcar to transport wood and timber, and two 79.5 m3 tank cars.
Russia: Kirill Lilo, head of the business support centre in the Kaliningrad region, informed Interfax.