Germany: The trainset of six Married Pair passenger coaches, produced in 2005–2007 by Bombardier Transportation, was refurbished at Alstom’s plant in Hennigsdorf.
Morocco: Following a tender, the national operator ONCF signed a firm contract with the manufacturer for the supply of 12 trains with an option for a further six units.
Poland, Spain: Pesa’s President, Krzysztof Zdziarski, laid out details of the collaboration to the Rynek Kolejowy news outlet.
Germany: The authorities of the Hochtaunus district in the state of Hesse are highly critical of both the rolling stock and the technology, stressing that the faults have not been rectified for almost a year.
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UK: At its Derby factory, the company is displaying mock-ups of full-size passenger cars with entrance areas and toilets. The cars are being developed in partnership with Hitachi Rail.
Germany: This year’s InnoTrans saw the presentation of trains from CRRC, Stadler, Siemens Mobility, Alstom, etc.
Nigeria: Two HST units (Intercity 125) were launched on the second line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit system.
Uzbekistan: The possible localisation was on the agenda of the meeting between representatives of the South Korean train builder and Jasurbek Choriyev, Deputy Minister of Transport.