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Serbia: Four-car Tiger trainsets (Serbian series ŽS 411/419) started running at 2-4 hour intervals on 1 July, following trial passenger operation on a limited schedule since mid-April.
Wabtec and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy have signed agreements worth $4.2 bln covering the new TE33AT locomotive, as the American manufacturer moves to counter CRRC's growing presence and strengthen its position on the 1,520 mm gauge network.
Contracts and deals in the passenger rolling stock markets.
Russia: Fifty Indonesian industrial companies will be on show at the largest industrial exhibition in the Eurasian region, which opens in Yekaterinburg on Monday.
UAE: Etihad Rail Passenger Services — a joint venture between national operator Etihad Rail and France's Keolis — launched the UAE's first passenger rail route on 30 June. The 250 km journey between Abu Dhabi and the port of Fujairah takes 1 hour 40 minutes.
Malaysia: On 28 June, the 37.8 km LRT3 line with 20 stations was opened in Shah Alam by the country’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during an official launch ceremony.
Recent deals and tenders in the freight car market.
Czech Republic: The five-car unit of Series 480 is undergoing a certification process at the VUZ Velim test centre. Next year, the first trains based are scheduled to enter commercial service on regional lines of Valencia, Spain.
Türkiye: A corresponding clip showing the assembly of a two-section vehicle at the Adapazarı site has been published by the operator Metro Istanbul.