Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
2 July 2024
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
UK: The initial schedule for the entry into service of the first five-car trains was for April, but this has now been postponed to the end of the year.
Brazil: At Alstom Lab 4.0, a virtual reality lab, a 3D model of the exterior and interior of the future train was presented.
China: Following successful factory tests, CRRC’s Qingdao plant has released the six-car CETROVO 1.0 Carbon Star Express for use on Line 1 of the city metro.
Czechia: The company has commenced the assembly of the first low-floor ForCity Plus Praha 52T at its Plzeň plant.
Russia: The fleet of nine low-floor single-car 71-911EM Lvyonok trams has commenced passenger service on a route in the city in the south of Russia.
Russia, Belarus: The train, based on the Moscow platform, was named Minsk-2024.
Czechia, Germany: The company will refurbish 79 three-car vehicles, extending their service life for a further 15 years.
Germany: The three-car ForCity Plus 47T, assembled in Plzeň, is 29 m long, 2.4 m wide and 70% low-floor.