In 1957, the Soviet Union ordered a series of 50 electric locomotives from the Alstom plant in France. This demand surfaced the necessity to master AC traction.
UK: HAH-S, the joint venture of French and Japanese manufacturers, has signed contracts with HS2 Ltd. for the supply and maintenance of 54 high-speed EMUs worth £1.97 bln ($2.6 bln USD). The maximum speed of the EMUs should be 360 km/h.
France, Germany: CAF is to acquire the Reichshoffen plant and the intellectual property rights on the Coradia Polyvalent platform it produces, as well as a part of the Hennigsdorf site, together with the IP rights on Talent 3 trains.
