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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.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.
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USA: Lori Kahikina, executive director and CEO of HART, said this as she reviewed the first six months of operation of the Skyline light rail system. She described the figures as “unheard of” for public transport.
EU: The companies have already signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of a part of Hitachi Rail STS.
Italy: According to the German company, the components will be installed on new metro trains in the coming weeks.