China: According to Astana’s passenger operator City Transportation Systems, these units will arrive in the capital of Kazakhstan by June, with the remaining 17 vehicles scheduled for delivery before year-end.
India: The vehicle was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the Dahod site. Another four locomotives are being assembled there.
Romania: The three-car 655-5 Series Regio160 train was unveiled to the public at a conference in Oradea. It will soon undergo testing on a test track in the town of Făurei.
Kazakhstan: The corresponding contract has been signed with the Hubei Provincial Mechanical and Electrical Institute.
Ukraine: The Tatra T3R.P, produced by Czech ČKD in 1986, was overhauled at the depot of the operator Shvydkisnyi Tramvai, which plans to upgrade two more cars by the end of the year.
Namibia: It was the Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, who announced the cancellation of the direct purchase from the US rolling stock manufacturer.
Kazakhstan: The six-axle CKD6H shunter has rolled off the production line at the Chinese manufacturer’s plant in Ziyang.
India: The company has announced plans to invest INR 18 bln, approximately $210 mln, in the plant, which will focus on producing metro cars and electric trains.
Brazil: The Brazilian Association of the Railway Industry ABIFER and the Interstate Union of the Railway and Road Materials and Equipment Industry SIMEFRE have issued a statement to this effect.