Key news and contracts in the light rail vehicle market.
South Korea: The municipality of Daejeon has awarded the South Korean manufacturer a tender for 34 H2 trams.
Poland: Four three-car Impuls 2 (36WEh) trains, capable of running on either catenary or a Stage V diesel engine, have commenced operation on a route between Gdynia and Kartuzy.
Russia: The city administration says that the single-car trams are to be finally assembled at the BKM-Sibir plant, a JV of the Belarusian producer and the Novosibirsk region.
India: The company has announced the commencement of construction work on the Kolkata plant this month.
India: The cancellation of the contract was confirmed by Olivier Loison, MD, Alstom India, in an interview with the Moneycontrol portal. According to him, Alstom will be ready to take part in a new tender.
Kazakhstan: The largest locomotive repair company has inked an agreement with the administration of the Akmola Region.
Russia: The TR EAEU 001/2011 certificate permits the production of 12-6774 gondola cars with unloading hatches at the company’s Biysk Car-building Plant until August 2029.
EU: So says Railtarget, citing the report, received from the partnership of major operators and rolling stock manufacturers, Europe’s Rail.
