EUROPE: CNR Jinan announced a contract to supply 20 ammonia and 20 liquefied gas tank wagons to French leasing company Atir-Rail on June 17.
Although Albania acquired a number of Chinese-built vehicles in the 1960s, CNR said the deal is its first European wagon order and marks the entry of Chinese manufacturers to the European market.
Last year CNR formed a joint venture with PKP Cargo to assemble wagons at a plant in Szczecin using components supplied from China.
CZECH REPUBLIC: RegioJet has started passenger-carrying trial operations of one of the CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Class 665 Sirius electric multiple-units which was ordered but not accepted by Leo Express. Since February 5, one trainset is being used on two return trips a day on the R23 ...
UK: Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Shandong has dispatched the first of 71 wagons ordered by London Underground for use on track renewal and maintenance trains. Announcing the shipment of the first batch last month, CRRC said this was the first time that a European metro operator ...
CSR Zhuzhou President Xu Zongxiang tells Railway Gazette International about the company’s ambitions to become the world’s largest rolling stock manufacturer.
