USA, Canada: Josee Ouellet, Vice-President Services North Americas at Alstom, commented on the news published by ROLLINGSTOCK at the end of 2024 about the inking of a contract to operate the Los Angeles Metrolink regional rail network.
China: The company has released a video of the CR450BF interior. Its prototype was unveiled in Beijing in the last days of December 2024.
Mauritania: The African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved a $150 mln loan to fund the logistics expansion programme of the state-owned iron ore mining company SNIM.
USA: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has granted its approval to launch the MotivePower R255 locomotives.
Vietnam: The 19.7 km line with 14 stations has been put in operation in country's largest urban centre. Initially, the route will be served by nine three-car trains.
Belarus: The seven four-car trains and the Green line’s 4.2 km second stretch with three stations were launched late in 2024.
During the holiday season, the number of ROLLINGSTOCK followers on LinkedIn exceeded 38,000, surpassing Railway Gazette, one of the largest and most respected rail media outlets.
Russia: The Ust-Katav Car-Building Plant, UKCP, has announced that it has produced 160 tram cars by year end, which is 52% more than the year-end results in 2023.
China: 10 January witnessed the inaugural run of the six-car CETROVO 1.0 on Line 1 of the Qingdao Metro.