Italy: The manufacturer demonstrated the assembly of Vulcano rail grinders and DHS hopper batchers at its plant in Fano.
India: The three-car Metropolis train was unveiled by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
International manufacturers continue to place emphasis on further development of energy-saving technologies, weight reduction and automation. Innovations are driven by large orders.
UK: A prototype Class 230 battery-electric train, developed from a former metro train, has completed a non-stop journey of 320 km on a single battery charge.
Germany: The fleet of four three-car ForCity Plus 47T was launched in the German city. The rest 18 ordered vehicles are to be deployed by the end of 2026.
Russia: RM Rail Abakanwagonmash Managing Director Ivan Polyansky revealed these plans in an interview with Khakasia News Agency.
New Zealand: Since the end of July, a six-axle narrow-gauge Class DM locomotive has been in operation in New Zealand between Christchurch and Timaru. It is required to complete 5,000 km of trial running.
North Korea: An 8.5 km single-track tram line was put into service late in June at the Wonsan-Kalma resort on North Korea’s east coast.
Switzerland: Stadler has submitted an application for a building permit for additional production, storage and office facilities at its St Margrethen site.