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Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Russia: Ivan Kolesnikov, Deputy General Director for Passenger Service of Russian Railways (RZD), told about it in an interview with RZD TV.
Czechia: The two-car 15Ev3 battery-electric multiple unit was unveiled two weeks at the Rail Business Days in Ostrava.
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.
Azerbaijan: The national operator ADY has launched the new FLIRT trains on the route from Baku to Agstafa. The vehicles designated DŞ1 were delivered at the end of 2023 and have passed tests.
China, Malaysia: The first trainset was showed to the customer, the country’s Ministry of Transport, at the plant in Zhuzhou.
UK: Siemens Mobility has calculated this when considering the use of diesel- and hybrid-powered trains with its new Desiro Verve bi-mode trains.
Serbia: The presentation, attended by the country’s president Aleksandar Vučić, took place last week. As reported by 1520today, the rolling stock deliveries from China began in April.