Austria: The conversion conducted by mZERO, an engineering consultancy in Austria, has resulted in replacing the 122kW engine of the MAN X534 track machine with hydrogen fuel cells of the same power produced by Accelera (part of Cummins, USA).
Russia: On March 19, Chelyabinsk, Russia, saw the previously announced four-door tram by the Ust-Katav Car-building Plant (UKCP). The vehicle has been tested there since February.
Spain: The Ministry of Transport and Mobility uncovered weaknesses in coordination between the infrastructure operator Adif, the national operator Renfe as a customer and the train manufacturer CAF as a supplier.
Russia: Mikhail Boyko, Head of the Government Relations Department at Sinara Group, reported that at the “Railway Freight Transport: Production, Operation, Leasing, Repair” conference.
India: The French manufacturer has delivered the first batch of two three-car trains to the state operator MPMRCL (Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited).
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.
China: The tests took place in January in one of China’s coldest regions, Hulunbuir.
Turkiye: The state-owned manufacturer has commenced production of 95 E5000 mainline locomotives at its Eskisehir plant under a contract with the national operator TCDD, signed last week.
Russia: Trams with a high grade of automation will be tested on several routes, according to Interfax information agency.
