Thailand: In November, four-car trains started travelling in test mode at 80 km/h on the Pink Line, which runs for 34.5 km, serving a total of 30 stations.
Portugal: Under the terms of the contract with the state passenger operator Comboios de Portugal, CP, the manufacturer will supply 117 trains for €819 mln.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
France: The manufacturer has unveiled a double-deck train for the private operator Transdev.
Canada: Last week, the city operator TTC received a five-car tram built at the Thunder Bay plant.
France: A partially double-deck six-car EMU has been launched on a line between Paris and its suburbs.
EU: Over 2,500 Traxx locomotives have been sold across Europe, North America, Africa, and Central and South Asia, Alstom says.
The highest grade of automation, GoA4, has become familiar for metro and monorail and will soon be adopted in other segments of railway transport.
One of the main trends in railway transport in recent years is replacing diesel engines with alternative ones. As all major manufacturers are responsive to market demands, they develop rolling stock on alternative traction.
