Portugal: A consortium involving the national CP operator has received state funding to develop three prototypes of passenger coaches by 2025. Further mass production of them is planned.
Russia: Manufacturers are approved to receive 8 loans from the state Industrial Development Fund to develop the previously imported components and to increase production.
Egypt: The Ministry of Transport and NERIC signed a protocol with the manufacturer to work out the possibility of creating a production site and producing there the first batch of 500 passenger coaches.
Thailand: KMITL engineers plan to finish building a coach prototype next year. It is stated that the level of its localization will be 40%, and it will be 30% cheaper than imported analogues.
India: In July, the national railway company launched a tender for the supply of 200 Vande Bharat trains of fourth generation and extended the receipt of applications for 200 Vande Bharat EMUs of third generation.
France: In an interview with LeMagIT, the Enterprise Data Director of Alstom discussed the upcoming merger of ERP systems of both manufacturers, as well as other priority tasks for the company in the IT field.
India: Over the next three years, the company intends to increase the annual production of freight cars at its Titagarh plant from 8,000 to 12,000 units, as well as to build facilities to produce metro trains.
EU: The Spanish manufacturer obtained a plant in France, as well as intellectual rights for two platforms of multiple units.
Russia: The issue is dedicated to the key for Transmashholding (TMH) event - the 20th anniversary of the company's foundation.
