Vietnam: The Metropolis trains have been in trial operation since 8 August. They travel an 8.5 km elevated section of Line 3, which includes eight stations. The full-scale launch into revenue service is scheduled for September.
ROLLINGSTOCK Agency has compared the price for the TMH Moscow trains currently supplied to the Russian capital with the contractual terms of new agreements signed by the capitals of Bulgaria and Georgia.
Key news and contracts in the light rail vehicle market.
South Korea: The municipality of Daejeon has awarded the South Korean manufacturer a tender for 34 H2 trams.
Russia: The city administration says that the single-car trams are to be finally assembled at the BKM-Sibir plant, a JV of the Belarusian producer and the Novosibirsk region.
Argentina: The 2 two-car trains carry tourists each two or three hours on a 35 km section of a narrow-gauge Volcán-Tilcara line.
Russia: The leading company in the global aluminium industry has announced the appointment of engineering companies to conduct research and development activities.
USA: The STCP consortium has selected the Swiss manufacturer to implement the Los Angeles metro expansion project.
Singapore: The first two-car Innovia APM 300R is now running on an 8 km BPLRT line. The train is manufactured at the joint Alstom-CRRC plant in the Chinese city of Wuhu.
