Russia: The country's largest locomotive service company announced that the Bort hardware-software complex, deployed by its depots, enabled the detection and prompt resolution of over 17,000 faults in diesel locomotive components and equipment.
France, Sweden: The technology, also known as industrial origami, involves forming 3D structures from flat metal sheets by folding them along precise lines and curves using robots.
Russia: PC Transport Systems (PC TS) has released a detailed video showing the production stages of the three-section low-floor 71-931M Vityaz-M trams for Saratov.
Romania, Greece: Two major projects in this direction have been announced recently in EU countries.
Last week the Russian government received the latest progress report on production of the trainset for the Moscow–St Petersburg high-speed line.
USA: The Chinese manufacturer has announced that, from 16 March, it will place 161 out of 406 employees at its Springfield facility on two months' unpaid leave.
Vietnam: The country government has tasked the national operator VNR with delivering the project. A 250 ha site in the outskirts of Hanoi has been allocated for this purpose.
Australia: The facility in Karratha has begun serial production of four-axle iron ore wagons.
Canada: Broadcaster CP24 has aired a report from Alstom’s tram manufacturing facility in Brampton, Ontario, featuring the final assembly hall.
