UK: The Inspiro metro train has been previously tested at the manufacturer’s Test and Validation Centre in Wegberg-Wildenrat, Germany.
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UK: The initial schedule for the entry into service of the first five-car trains was for April, but this has now been postponed to the end of the year.
UK: The French manufacturer has signed a €437.6 mln order for the delivery of ten Aventra EMUs of 90 cars. These will be used for passenger service on the 117 km Elizabeth line in the London metropolitan area.
UK: In January the passenger railway operator TfW put into operation the diesel FLIRT train on the Rhymney – Penarth line, and a new generation of city trains, IPEMU, entered service in the Liverpool City Region.
UK: A mock-up of the head car was shown at the Siemens Mobility plant in Goole. It is planned to produce 47 Inspiro trains at the site, but the implementation of the contract depends on the prospects for public funding.
