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Russia: This year’s INNOPROM International Industrial Trade Fair in Ekaterinburg will see the debut of three innovative tram models, highlighting Russia’s ambitions in modern urban mobility.
France: The technology provides for automatic coupling and decoupling of rolling stock while in motion, at speeds of up to 120 km/h.
Brazil: CRRC has presented the first four-car metro train for the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte at the Changchun plant in China.
France: The three-car Metropolis trainset was unveiled at the Palaiseau maintenance and storage site.
Austria: Stadler has presented the first six-car double-deck KISS train for OBB, manufactured at its plant in St. Margrethen, Switzerland.
China: Two six-coach trainsets are to take a series of tests at the Dalian plant in China before shipment to the customer planned for October.
The Turkish manufacturer has inked a contract with Medcom, Poland, to acquire silicon carbide (SiC) traction inverter systems for the trams to be delivered to four countries.
USA: Alstom is set to receive a major order to supply up to 558 electric multiple unit cars for the New York metropolitan area, following approval of a $2.3 bln framework contract by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Spain: The logistics company, a subsidiary of the national operator Renfe, has adopted a system of IoT devices from Teralco Solutions, a local tech developer.