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Japan: From 23 March a refurbished 7-car E3 series electric set began daily operation on the Tohoku line. It is operated by JR East coupled to a 10-car E5 series passenger train.
USA: New York City Transit authority MTA has issued a request for proposals for up to 2,390 R262 series cars. The firm portion of the future procurement will include 1,140 cars.
Bulgaria: Early this month two four-car sets produced at the plant in Plzeň, Czech Republic, arrived in the country.
Recent deals and tenders in the urban rail transport market.
Australia: Leasing company Rail First has opened a new production shop at its Islington site.
Passenger operators from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania—Elron, Vivi (AS Pasazieru vilciens) and LTG Link—have issued a joint framework tender for up to 20 EMUs.
USA: On 16 May, the Chinese manufacturer placed 142 out of 430 employees at its American facility on a two-month unpaid leave. However, US Customs and Border Protection released the components two days after the worker furloughs started.
Tanzania: The SKD assembly of the 1,000 mm gauge H10 locomotives is organised at the workshop of TRC in Dar es Salaam.
Poland: MPK Łódź CEO Zbigniew Papierski shared project details in an interview with Rynek Kolejowy.