Romania: Alstom was awarded a contract for the delivery and maintenance of 20 trains by ARF. Initially, the tender was won by CRRC, but its application was rejected by the Bucharest court, although the company has even produced and certified the train.
India: The NCRTC operator unveiled the head car of the first electric train. The level of its localisation in accordance with the Make in India program must exceed 80%.
Portugal: Several global producers, CRRC, Alstom, Siemens, Hitachi, Stadler, CAF, became known as contestants for the state railway operator CP contract for the $927 mln USD supply of 117 electric trains.
Norway: The state-owned leasing company that provides rolling stock to the country's passenger carriers plans to purchase up to 100 trains.
In 1957, the Soviet Union ordered a series of 50 electric locomotives from the Alstom plant in France. This demand surfaced the necessity to master AC traction.
UK: HAH-S, the joint venture of French and Japanese manufacturers, has signed contracts with HS2 Ltd. for the supply and maintenance of 54 high-speed EMUs worth £1.97 bln ($2.6 bln USD). The maximum speed of the EMUs should be 360 km/h.
France, Germany: CAF is to acquire the Reichshoffen plant and the intellectual property rights on the Coradia Polyvalent platform it produces, as well as a part of the Hennigsdorf site, together with the IP rights on Talent 3 trains.
