USA: The Innovia APM 300R car with an aluminium body is designed for an automated transport system of Denver International Airport, DEN.
Russia: Oleg Chikirkin, Chief Engineer of the Traction Directorate of Russian Railways (RZD), spoke at a meeting of RZD’s Joint Scientific Council held in December 2023 about hydrogen locomotives to be developed soon, according to Gudok.
USA: The Avelia Liberty high-speed train has finally passed an extended series of computer modelling tests, and the Federal Railroad Administration has allowed it to begin testing on the tracks between Washington, D.C., and Boston.
Japan: According to the Japanese operator, it will be installed on the roofs of trains travelling at 285 km/h on the Tokaido–Shinkansen line.
Russia: Draft contracts worth RUB 4.1 bln ($46.4 mln) have been published on the government procurement portal after the Ust-Katav Car-building Plant, UKCP, emerged as the sole bidder in tenders announced in late 2023.
USA: The 53,000m² facility in the centre of Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, was sold to the local company Wilmerding Warehouse for $1.3m at the end of 2023.
Italy: According to the German company, the components will be installed on new metro trains in the coming weeks.
UK: The two ten-car Class 701 Aventra trains came into service between London and Windsor.
France: This year, during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Urbanloop is to transport passengers between a car parking and a fan zone on a two km line in Montigny-le-Bretonneux.
