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Poland: The five-car ESD162 unit will undergo certification tests in Żmigród until November. Next year, the rolling stock is scheduled to enter commercial service on the domestic routes.
Czech Republic: National operator ČD has named the domestic manufacturer as the winner of the framework competition launched last spring for the supply of up to 133 trains and 30 years of maintenance.
Vietnam: The South Korean manufacturer and Vietnamese corporation THACO have signed a contract to that effect, building on the strategic partnership agreement the two sides concluded earlier.
Recent deals and tenders in the urban rail transport market.
Egypt: Company representatives announced the plans at the opening of the first phase of an industrial complex in the city of New Borg El Arab, near Alexandria. The project is being delivered by Al Gharably, an Egyptian engineering and construction company.
Switzerland: The two-car low-floor SRHe 113 train was demonstrated at the commissioning centre in Erlen, Switzerland.
Japan: Kinki Sharyo has built the DEC743-series diesel-battery machines. JR West has ordered nine of them, along with 12 hopper-dosing wagons to run with them.
Russia: A tour of the TMH plant took place during a press trip for media representatives ahead of the INNOPROM. Central Asia exhibition. ROLLINGSTOCK captured most stages in the production of the new rolling stock.
Türkiye: A joint venture of the operator Metro Istanbul and the Istanbul Rail System Department is implementing the relevant project. The first TRAM34 LRV has already rolled out of the Adapazari plant.