France: The fleet of four five-car TW20 trams has entered revenue service on the 17 km T1 line. All 37 trams ordered for the line are expected to start running by August 2025.
Overview of recent contracts and deals in the freight rolling stock market.
Russia: The Ust-Katav Car-building Plant has won the city of Yekaterinburg’s tender for the delivery of one three-car low-floor tram, as ROLLINGSTOCK knew from Roman Novikov, UKCP’s General Director.
Spain: The FCH2Rail consortium, which has been implementing a €14 mln project since 2021, has unveiled the results.
USA: ROLLINGSTOCK has analysed the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) programme developed by the US Federal Railroad Administration for fiscal year 2023–2024.
China: At the end of October, the first four-car train began commercial service on a section of Line 4 of the city's metro network. The entire 70 km line and the fleet of 18 such trains will enter service in 2026.
Australia: On 3 December, the first two D-series EMUs, named Mariyung, started revenue service on the Sydney–New Castle route.
Kazakhstan: The country’s Prime Minister, Olzhas Bektenov, was told data on diesel locomotive production during his visit to the US-owned plant Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty, LKZ, in Astana.
Uzbekistan: The six-car train recently delivered to the country has began revenue service between Tashkent and Xoʻjakent on 3 December.
