UK: Transport for Wales, TfW, has commenced testing the first three-car Class 398 tram-train on the 170 km Valley line.
Germany: This is evident from a recently signed collective agreement between the manufacturer and the IG Metall trade union.
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.
USA: Tariffs on imports adopted by the second Trump administration will affect all economic domains, including rolling stock. Though, further development of this domain in the USA today depends above all on the preservation of the extensive government support.
USA: It is planned to add two new assembly facilities, a welding workshop, a sandblasting booth, and a train battery charging station to the manufacturer’s Salt Lake City plant.
Switzerland: One of the three-car narrow-gauge Orion EMUs has been fitted with the v+ technology and tested on the 3.7 km Andermatt–Göschenen section with gradients of up to 181‰.
Germany: In the coming weeks, the seven-car LRV will be tested in the German city before entering revenue service. Assembly of the second one is now being completed at the Stadler plant in Valencia.
Switzerland: These figures were published in the Swiss manufacturer’s annual report.
Switzerland: The two-car Saphir II was delivered to Aargau Verkehr’s depot in Schöftland from the plant in Bussnang.
