India: The national operator, Indian Railways, reports that its three car and coach manufacturing plants built 7,134 units in FY2024, which runs from April 2024 to March 2025.
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India: The national operator, Indian Railways, reports that its three car and coach manufacturing plants built 7,134 units in FY2024, which runs from April 2024 to March 2025.
Vietnam: In late March, the country’s Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính declared a course for the rail industry sovereignty.
Czech Republic: At the beginning of April, a two-car vehicle with passengers on board was tested on the 5G line between Kopidlno and Dolní Bousov.
Egypt: The French manufacturer has concluded a usufruct agreement for a 16.2-hectare land reserve with the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports of Egypt’s Ministry of Transport.
China: Jointly developed by CRRC and the province of Henan’s operator CR Zhengzhou, the rolling stock has been recently presented at the manufacturer’s plant in Qingdao.
Singapore: The 50 ha Singapore Rail Test Centre, SRTC, allows comprehensive testing of trains and their signalling, power supply and supervisory control systems.
The four-car trainset was delivered from the plant in Beasain, Spain, to Nässjö, Sweden. Before its launch in 2026, it is to have a trial run of at least 20,000 km on the national network.
UK: The passenger operator Arriva Group and the manufacturer have signed a contract for the delivery of nine five-car trainsets with 10 years of maintenance service.
Japan: The operator has published renderings of the exterior and interior of the 90000 series EMUs.