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Recent deals and tenders in the urban rail transport market.
Germany, Australia: In July, the first nine-section Urbanliner entered operation on Berlin’s busiest M4 line, while the three-section G Class tram was put in service in Melbourne.
Germany: A fleet of 36 J series cars has entered passenger service on Berlin's Line U5.
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.
Germany: The agreement provides for the creation of a single management committee with representatives from all three cities, tasked with coordinating separate working groups.
Germany: The first four-car Stadler JK metro train has started passenger service on Berlin's U2 line. Stadler plans to deliver an additional 140 cars to BVG, the German capital's operator, by the end of the year.
Germany: The company has recently delivered a two-car J-series trainset to the Britz depot. Last year saw the Friedrichsfelde depot receiving a four-car vehicle of the same series.
Contracts and deals in the LRV market.
Germany: Visitors to this year’s show in Berlin could see trams from Alstom, Hyundai Rotem, Astra and others, while the only metro train and tram-train were presented by Stadler.