South Korea: On 1st May, two eight-car trainsets commenced passenger service on high-speed lines Gyeongbu and Honam, with 17 trainsets more scheduled for entry into service by 2027.
7 May 2024
South Korea: On 1st May, two eight-car trainsets commenced passenger service on high-speed lines Gyeongbu and Honam, with 17 trainsets more scheduled for entry into service by 2027.
USA: Brightline West, the operator company of the project, published sketches of the preliminary interior design.
Switzerland: On its social media accounts, the Swiss passenger operator has published a video demonstrating the final assembly of the first four-car FLIRT Evo electric train at the production site in Bussnang.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Germany: The refurbishment has been carried out for a four-car 424 electric train produced by the ADtranz–Siemens consortium in 1999.
Serbia, Romania: Photos of a train for Serbia were noticed by 1520today in social networks, and a report on the delivery of the first train to Romania was published by national media.
Denmark: The German company has signed agreements worth €270 mln with the national operator DSB and infrastructure manager BDK to automate Copenhagen S-bane network.
Spain: The manufacturer started testing the first four-car T100 at the plant in Albuixech, Spain, with the trials of another partially double-deck eight-car T200 to follow soon.
Japan: The operator has announced plans to commence operating the 16-car Shinkansen N700S, each with two such compartments, in 2026.