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Japan: Private operator Nankai has placed in service a refurbished four-car unit named Gran Tenku.
Japan: Nippon TV has released a video coverage about the operation of the refurbished seven-car E3 series train.
Japan: Passenger operator JR East is developing an intelligent pantograph and overhead contact system monitoring solution in partnership with digital systems specialist CalTa.
Japan: From 23 March a refurbished 7-car E3 series electric set began daily operation on the Tohoku line. It is operated by JR East coupled to a 10-car E5 series passenger train.
Japan: Private passenger operator Seibu Railway has unveiled the first rubber-tyred L00 series trainset built by Mitsubishi. Meanwhile, fellow private operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) has showcased the first 13000 series set from J-TREC.
Japan: Ten-car Series 2000 sets began carrying passengers at the end of January in Japan's capital region on 1.5 kV DC line with the non-standard 1,372 mm gauge.
Japan: The passenger operator plans to base its new-generation rolling stock of the E927 Series on the high-speed E11 train, which is also under development now.
Japan: A fleet of five four-car trainsets started operation on the route from Osaka to Nagoya last week.
Germany, Japan: The double-cab diesel locomotive ST-S-1380-D was built in 2022 by the German manufacturer as a one-off unit commissioned by a Japanese steel plant.