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Vietnam Railway proposes removing regulations on train service life

HCMC – Vietnam Railway (VNR) has proposed not applying service life regulations on locomotives and train cars. According to statistics of VNR, the railway sector had had 258 locomotives, 980 train cars and 4,318 wagons by end-2022. The service life of locomotives and train cars pursuant to Decree

Image: Vietnam Railway seen lacking train cars

Vietnam Railway seen lacking train cars

HCMC – Vietnam Railways now has over 160 locomotives and 500 train cars whose lifespans are set to expire in 2023, putting the sector at risk of failing to meet the travel demands. Dang Sy Thanh, general director of Vietnam Railways (VNR), said at a recent year-end conference that the number of