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France: Alstom has delivered the first of its new-generation Citadis 3 trams to Strasbourg, with the seven-car vehicle presented at the depot of city transport operator CTS.
UK: Two five-car British Class 730/2 EMUs have entered service in multiple on the 95 km London–Northampton line.
Norway: The six-car EMU has arrived in the country. The train was delivered to a depot of state operator Norske Tog following tests in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.
India: The three-car Movia trains are now running on the first section of the 6.3 km Yellow Line of five stations.
France: The three-car Metropolis trainset has recently arrived at the Palaiseau maintenance and storage site in the suburbs of the French capital.
South Africa: The country’s Supreme Court has invalidated the contract between Transnet and Wabtec for 233 diesel locomotives. Similar judgments are expected in relation to other contracts with CRRC and Alstom for the supply of a total of 831 locomotives.
Egypt: The first trainset of nine Metropolis cars has left the plant in Petite-Forêt, France, for the Egyptian capital.
USA: Tariffs on imports adopted by the second Trump administration will affect all economic domains, including rolling stock. Though, further development of this domain in the USA today depends above all on the preservation of the extensive government support.
Egypt: The French manufacturer has concluded a usufruct agreement for a 16.2-hectare land reserve with the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports of Egypt’s Ministry of Transport.