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Romania: The three-car SFEMU-EU01 electric train entered service on the Bucharest–Brașov route in mid-August, operated by Astra Trans, a subsidiary of railcar builder Astra Vagoane.
China, Georgia: A four-car train destined for Tbilisi has been shown at one of CRRC's plants in China.
Uzbekistan: First in the country push-pull train from China's CRRC entered service in mid-August, running on a new 11 km line linking Urgench International Airport with the railway station in Khiva.
Recent deals and tenders in the urban rail transport market.
Contracts and deals in the passenger rolling stock markets.
Recent tenders and deliveries in the locomotive markets.
Brazil: The four-car trainset has commenced passenger service in test mode on a section of Line 2.
Serbia: Four-car Tiger trainsets (Serbian series ŽS 411/419) started running at 2-4 hour intervals on 1 July, following trial passenger operation on a limited schedule since mid-April.
Wabtec and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy have signed agreements worth $4.2 bln covering the new TE33AT locomotive, as the American manufacturer moves to counter CRRC's growing presence and strengthen its position on the 1,520 mm gauge network.