Philippines: Since the middle of July, a set of three three-car tram-trains has started operation on Manila’s MRT-3 metro line of 16.9 km. Another six vehicles are in the final phase of testing.
25 July 2025
Philippines: Since the middle of July, a set of three three-car tram-trains has started operation on Manila’s MRT-3 metro line of 16.9 km. Another six vehicles are in the final phase of testing.
Singapore: Two C810D trainsets have entered revenue service on a 10.7 km Sengkang–Punggol line.
Canada: The first five-car trainset has entered service on the Expo Line of the SkyTrain light metro system. Another five LRVs are currently undergoing dynamic tests to be commissioned by the end of this year.
Brazil: The six-car Metropolis train was delivered to the Patio Morro Grande depot from the plant in Taubaté.
Belarus: In an exclusive interview with ROLLINGSTOCK, BKM Holding’s Deputy General Director for Innovation Development, Oleg Bytsko, details the bogies developed by the company.
Russia: One of the highlights of the INNOPROM 2025 trade fair in Ekaterinburg was the debut of the fully low-floor 71-952 Voevoda tram. With its increased passenger capacity, the new model is particularly well-suited for large urban areas that lack metro systems.
Georgia: The winning bidder of the tender was GT Group, representing CRRC. The company outperformed two other participants, Czech Škoda Group and Kazakh Kamkor Lokomotiv, whose involvement had been reported earlier.
Russia: A significant highlight of the INNOPROM 2025 exhibition was the full-scale prototype of the three-car low-floor tram 71-233. This is the first proprietary tram developed by Sinara – Transport Machines (STM).
Russia: VTB Bank and the Industrial Development Fund will provide soft loans of RUB 3.2 bln and 1.2 bln ($41 mln and 15.4 mln), respectively.