Russia: The upgraded Krasnaya Strela service entered operation between St Petersburg and Moscow on the night of 18 December, following a daytime presentation at the Moskovsky station.
Recent deals and tenders in the track machine market.
Kazakhstan: Atyrau Freight Car Building Plant of TEXOL Group has received certificates of conformity under TR CU 001/2011 for two previously unveiled tank wagon models, the 15-3234 for transporting liquefied petroleum gas and the 15-3237 for petroleum products.
Vietnam: The German manufacturer has signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the local company VinSpeed (part of the private Vingroup corporation), which is in charge of Vietnamese HSR projects.
India: Rolling stock manufacturer BEML has unveiled the first six-car 5RS-DM series trainset at its Bengaluru facility.
Russia: The three-section tram built by PC Transport Systems is currently undergoing the necessary preparations at the depot.
Germany: The first locomotive-hauled set from Deutsche Bahn's fleet began operating on the Copenhagen–Hamburg route over the weekend. The launch comes two years later than originally planned.
Germany: The first three-section, low-floor TINA tram from Stadler entered passenger service on Line 5 in Rostock on 12 December.
Russia: TMH’s new LRV has started operation on the Green Line of the Moscow metro.