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USA: FreightCar America has completed the acquisition of Carly Railcar Components.
Russia: The development is being undertaken by two engineering centres, part of Sinara – Transport Machines: the design bureau of the Kalugaputmash plant and STM’s own research and development centre.
Vietnam: The country government has tasked the national operator VNR with delivering the project. A 250 ha site in the outskirts of Hanoi has been allocated for this purpose.
Japan: A fleet of five four-car trainsets started operation on the route from Osaka to Nagoya last week.
German components producer has closed a deal to acquire Swiss electronics and signalling technology supplier duagon. The purchase price is estimated at approximately €0.5 bln.
Türkiye, Iraq: The two-axle tram evokes the design of historic Franco-Belge trams that were produced for over a century in Belgium and which remain in use in Istanbul.
Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) has moved to acquire the Dunakeszi Vasútgépész Járműjavító és Járműgyártó (DVJJ) vehicle repair and manufacturing plant.
France: A fleet of 12 seven-section bi-directional Urbos 100X trams entered service at the end of December on a new line in the French city.
The European Union Agency for Railways has granted approval for Siemens Mobility’s Vectron MS locomotives to operate at a maximum speed of 230 km/h in the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland.