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The global trend towards the development of urban public transport is underscored by the debut and entry into service of new tram models in 2024.
South Korea: The manufacturer’s vehicles were showcased in mid-June at the RailLog Korea exhibition in Busan.
USA: Tariffs on imports adopted by the second Trump administration will affect all economic domains, including rolling stock. Though, further development of this domain in the USA today depends above all on the preservation of the extensive government support.
Türkiye: The municipality of the Turkish capital has released a video of the trains being assembled at a plant in Adzapari by Eurotem.
Latest light rail vehicle contracts and deals.
Morocco: The contracts between the South Korean and Spanish companies and the national operator ONCF followed the tender announced in December 2023.
Australia: On 3 December, the first two D-series EMUs, named Mariyung, started revenue service on the Sydney–New Castle route.
New contracts and deals in the global rolling stock market.
Germany: Visitors to this year’s show in Berlin could see trams from Alstom, Hyundai Rotem, Astra and others, while the only metro train and tram-train were presented by Stadler.