The partnership agreement has been signed between the French manufacturer and the national operator KTZ during a state visit of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to France.
Overview of key news on the global passenger rolling stock market.
USA: The first two SC42-DM units were introduced at the Harmon Shops of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
Paris: RATP, the Paris public transport operator, and TSO, an infrastructure maintenance contractor, have signed contracts with Plasser & Theurer and Scheuchzer.
Chile: The corresponding agreement was signed late in October between the national operator EFE, the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, the National Hydrogen Institute INH2, and Hydrox.
Russia: 31 October, the Volgograd Metrotram, a network with 17 surface and 5 subway tram stations, restarted its work after reconstruction.
Portugal: The winner is Swiss Stadler, which has already announced its signing a framework contract with the Portuguese capital’s metro operator for the manufacture and supply of up to 36 three-car units.
Japan: JR East has revealed details of the previously announced plans. Since 2019, it has been testing technology on the E956 series pilot train.
Russia: The owner, Vladimir Kantor, told ROLLINGSTOCK about the railway crane manufacturer’s activities to enter a new segment.