USA: The BART metro administration forecasts such a cost reduction to be achieved through a higher pace of supplying the cars and a greater involvement of its experienced staff in the engineering works.
Italy: The Turkish manufacturer has been selected to supply ten bi-directional low-floor trams to Naples, Italy, with an option for a further ten.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
South Korea: The first such metro car was launched on the busiest Line 4 in Seoul last week.
USA: The Innovia APM 300R car with an aluminium body is designed for an automated transport system of Denver International Airport, DEN.
Russia: Draft contracts worth RUB 4.1 bln ($46.4 mln) have been published on the government procurement portal after the Ust-Katav Car-building Plant, UKCP, emerged as the sole bidder in tenders announced in late 2023.
France: This year, during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Urbanloop is to transport passengers between a car parking and a fan zone on a two km line in Montigny-le-Bretonneux.
USA: The North Carolina Department of Transportation has demanded CATS, the Charlotte Area Transit System, to decommission some of the partially low-floor three-car S70 trams by the German manufacturer.
Czechia: Under an eight-year contract, the manufacturer will supply 40 trams to DPP.
