Italy: In 2026, the Italian city will begin receiving LRVs with a length of 35.5 m and a maximum speed of 70 km/h.
The new geopolitical conditions are no longer having a major impact on the industry, as evidenced by the dynamics of changes in revenues and backlogs of orders of the major players in the rolling stock market.
Efforts to increase train speeds continue unabated, with new countries, such as Russia, joining the exclusive club of manufacturers.
Italy: The city public transport operator AMT has received the first four-car trainset produced at the manufacturer’s plant in Pistoia.
UK: The first 6 five-car electro-diesel Class 805 Evero trainsets started operation between London, Birmingham, Chester and other cities.
France: According to the Japanese company, the merger enables to expand its presence to 51 countries and increase its workforce from 15,000 to 24,000 employees.
UK: According to Nick Crossfield, Alstom UK & Ireland managing director, assembly of the remaining Aventra EMUs at the Derby plant is nearing completion.
USA: Life-size mockups of two metro cars, head and intermediate ones, are exhibited on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., until April 3.
Japan: The seven-car trainset started operation on the 403 km line connecting Tokyo and the city of Shinjō in the northern part of Honshu island. It was first unveiled last February.