Switzerland: The narrow-gauge railway operator the Zentralbahn AG (ZB) and the Institute for Rail Vehicles and Transport Systems (IFS) are conducting the tests.
Russia: Aleksey Garanin, the director of the joint venture manufacturing company Nizhekotrans, announced the localisation of tram production at the Foxbus plant.
Kazakhstan: This was announced by Nurlan Sauranbayev, CEO of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, KTZ.
China: The shunting locomotive is operated in Changzhou.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
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.
Russia: The mainline freight locomotive is certified to TR EAEU 001/2011. The pilot batch will consist of 400 three- and two-section diesel locomotives.
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.