PRASARANA Malaysia has awarded a Ringgits 1.56bn ($US 360m) contract to supply 42 driverless trains for Kuala Lumpur metro Line LRT3 to a consortium of CRRC Zhuzhou, Siemens China, and Malaysian partner Tegap Dinamik.
TRIAL operation began on the first light rail line in Wuhan on July 28, with the launch of 28 days of free travel on the 16.8km Line T1, which serves southwestern districts of the city.
THE first metro train being built by CRRC Zhuzhou for Lahore’s Orange Line in Pakistan arrived on May 15, with 26 more to be delivered by the end of the year.
THE first of two electric locomotives ordered by Serbian state electricity company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has been delivered by Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou.