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Japan: Private operator Nankai has placed in service a refurbished four-car unit named Gran Tenku.
India: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw attended the opening ceremony of the new facility at BEML's plant in Bengaluru.
UK: On 20 April, the 08e locomotive was put in operation at the Whatley limestone quarry, which is owned by the British subsidiary of the German building company Heidelberg Materials.
Portugal: The European Commission has wrapped up its investigation into CRRC. It concluded that the Chinese manufacturer received state subsidies that enabled it to submit the lowest bid in the design, build and maintain tender for the Violet Line in Portugal's capital.
Russia: One of the most significant developments of 2025 was the entry into service of T-gauge coaches on the Krasnaya Strela (Red Arrow in English) service. A further rake of the same type entered traffic at the end of March 2026.
China: Two four-car trains have been shown at a CRRC facility in Ningbo. The purple-and-blue train is destined for Line 10, the blue-and-green one for Line 12. Both lines are due to open before the end of the year.
Spain: The Public Prosecutor’s Office is addressing a complaint filed against the Spanish manufacturer by a coalition of six Palestinian civil society organisations in February.
Kazakhstan, Mongolia: The Atyrau Freight Car Building Plant signed a contract with Mongolian Ore Bal for the delivery of 100 hatch gondola cars of series 12-6785.
Contracts and deals in the locomotive markets.