Efforts to increase train speeds continue unabated, with new countries, such as Russia, joining the exclusive club of manufacturers.
UK: The French manufacturer has signed a €437.6 mln order for the delivery of ten Aventra EMUs of 90 cars. These will be used for passenger service on the 117 km Elizabeth line in the London metropolitan area.
Germany: The city operator BVG has commenced testing the inaugural nine-car tram, which Alstom delivered under the contract signed in 2020.
Germany: As Tagesspiegel cites Alstom’s employees, the company’s Görlitz and Hennigsdorf plants for tram, metro, MU projects are threatened with closure.
Brief overview of key events and news in the urban rail transport market.
Canada: An improper state of infrastructure has been the root cause for the accelerated wear of the Citadis Spirit trams’ bogie components and their consequent failure.
Germany: The four-car train was presented to the media at the plant in Salzgitter, Germany, where another three vehicles are being assembled.
Brief overview of key events and news in the tram markets.
France: The manufacturer has delivered the first of 35 Citadis 402 low-floor trams to the Lyon's Public Transport Authority SYTRAL.
