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Mauritania: The African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved a $150 mln loan to fund the logistics expansion programme of the state-owned iron ore mining company SNIM.
USA: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has granted its approval to launch the MotivePower R255 locomotives.
Vietnam: The 19.7 km line with 14 stations has been put in operation in country's largest urban centre. Initially, the route will be served by nine three-car trains.
Belarus: The seven four-car trains and the Green line’s 4.2 km second stretch with three stations were launched late in 2024.
During the holiday season, the number of ROLLINGSTOCK followers on LinkedIn exceeded 38,000, surpassing Railway Gazette, one of the largest and most respected rail media outlets.
Russia: The Ust-Katav Car-Building Plant, UKCP, has announced that it has produced 160 tram cars by year end, which is 52% more than the year-end results in 2023.
China: 10 January witnessed the inaugural run of the six-car CETROVO 1.0 on Line 1 of the Qingdao Metro.
UK: Three LOK 16.300 vehicles have replaced 60-year-old Class 08 shunting locomotives on the tracks of Celsa Steel in Cardiff.
Russia: The company has reported that it built 1,064 cars last year, which represents a threefold increase by 2023 (+292%).