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Egypt: The nine-car Metropolis was demonstrated at the TransMEA exhibition. In spring, the vehicle rolled off the production line at the manufacturer’s site in Petite-Forêt, France.
Ukraine: The French manufacturer has signed a contract with the national rail operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, following a tender process in which, according to the latter, more than 10 companies from Europe and Asia took part.
Ireland: According to Irish Rail, the Li-Ion traction batteries of X’trapolis trains showed reliability issues during tests.
Deals and tenders in the passenger rolling stock markets.
Spain: The five-car train was presented at Alstom's facility in Santa Perpètua de la Mogoda, Spain, where it is currently undergoing static and dynamic testing.
Australia: The three-car low-floor G Class tram will undergo testing on a purpose-built test track at the Maidstone Tram Depot, followed by a trial on the city’s tram network.
France: The Board of the French national operator SNCF, which holds the controlling share of the European passenger operator Eurostar, has approved a framework contract worth around €2 bln.
France: The first five-car trainset was put into service on Line 10 on 16 October. The MF19 is expected to make up the bulk of half of the Paris Metro lines within next ten years.
Poland: The Swiss manufacturer has presented details of its appeal to the portal Nakolei, also disclosing in full the bid evaluation criteria.