Turkiye: The state-owned manufacturer has commenced production of 95 E5000 mainline locomotives at its Eskisehir plant under a contract with the national operator TCDD, signed last week.
Turkiye: The four-car trainset designed for Line M11 of the Istanbul metro rolled off the line at CRRC's plant in Ankara earlier this year.
Turkiye: The national operator TCDD plans to purchase 115 mainline and eight shunting locomotives, 56 electric trains and 49 passenger coaches.
Türkiye: The delivery ceremony took place at the manufacturer’s site in Arifiye.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
The company recently announced that it had produced its 150,000th 3D-printed part. Aurelien Fussel, head of additive manufacturing at Alstom, who has been leading development in this field for eight years, talked about the possibilities and prospects of 3D printing.
Turkiye: The national operator TCDD received the first two five-car trains after TSI certification.
Turkiye: The locomotive was presented at the state-owned TÜRASAŞ plant in Eskişehir.
Germany: An investigation of SWR, a German public broadcasting corporation, led to allegations that the company had broken the law. Siemens denies the accusation.
