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Austria: Two 11-car sets have begun passenger operations between Vienna and Villach.
Germany, Switzerland: Nine-section Urbanliner Flexity trams from Alstom in Berlin and five-section TINA family vehicles from Stadler in Darmstadt and Basel are encountering commissioning difficulties.
Contracts and deals in the locomotive markets.
Lithuania: The Swiss manufacturer and the Lithuanian passenger operator LTG Link have presented the three-car trainset at the railway station in Kaunas.
Switzerland: A fleet of ten Stadler Tramlink tram-trains has been operating in GoA2 mode since January on the 13 km Waldenburgerbahn narrow-gauge line.
Recent deals and tenders in the locomotive market.
Recent deals and tenders in the passenger rolling stock market.
Denmark: National rail operator DSB has selected a consortium formed by Siemens and Stadler to supply 226 electric trains featuring GoA4, the highest level of automation possible.
Kazakhstan: The manufacturer’s plant in Astana has been granted permission for serial production of sleeper and couchette coaches as well as staff and generator carriages.