UK: Glasgow's only metro line has received its first two four-car trainsets. This was three years later than the expected debut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Switzerland: The manufacturer has published a video of a single-deck four-car train departing from the production site in Bussnang to the Erlen commissioning centre.
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Kazakhstan: This was announced by Nurlan Sauranbayev, CEO of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, KTZ.
Sweden: The first three-car X15p train began operating on 31 October. By the end of the year, another 22 of these trains will also start service.
UK: In his meeting with Markus Bernsteiner, CEO of the Stadler Group, the Mayor of Liverpool, Steve Rotheram, talked about the need to pay for the downtime of the trains.
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.
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Austria: National infrastructure operator OBB-Infrastruktur showed the head car of the train. Functional tests are to begin this year.
