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Recent deals and tenders in the urban rail transport market.
Germany: On 2 February, a pair of three-car Coradia Continental (Series 1440.4) units was running in multiple on the 81 km line between Leipzig and Chemnitz for the first time.
Japan: Ten-car Series 2000 sets began carrying passengers at the end of January in Japan's capital region on 1.5 kV DC line with the non-standard 1,372 mm gauge.
Russia: The batch size was clarified in response to a ROLLINGSTOCK query to Transneft, which encompasses the manufacturer, Russian Electric Motors in Chelyabinsk.
Portugal: It was announced by Miguel Pinto Luz, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, at the press conference following a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
USA: The Chinese manufacturer has announced that, from 16 March, it will place 161 out of 406 employees at its Springfield facility on two months' unpaid leave.
UK: The upgraded Class 230 train has begun passenger operations on the 4-km Greenfield–West Ealing line in west London.
India: An eight-car trainset modernised by national operator Indian Railways has begun carrying passengers in the country’s Western region. Prior to this, it covered more than 2,000 km during testing.
Recent deals and tenders in the freight car market.