A light rail vehicle was put into test in Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria. This is the first LRV in West Africa.

On 1 Nov., 2 DMUs arrived in Takoradi port, Ghana. This is the second DMU order after 2009. The DMUs were produced by CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd.

After over 2 month’s operation on Shenyang-Dalian line, the CRH-0503# China Standardized EMUs have passed through 600,000 km field testing and will be put into mass production.

At the honk of a horn, the first electric-powered coach of the Urumqi subway No 1 was unveiled to the public on Nov 1. 2016.

Ministry of Science and Technology has decided to transfer some key research projects over to enterprises, such as the CRRC, a conference on major special rail transportation projects announced in October 21.

On 15 Oct. 2016, two diesel locomotives shipped in Shanghai seaport. They will arrive in Argentina.

Eight locomotives have arrived in Hong Kong until 8 Oct. They are running well. The locomotives were made by CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd. The service power is 830 kW. The design speed is 80 km/h.

Three heat-resistant locomotives tailor- made for Ethiopia have been put to use on Africa's first electric rail line. The electric locomotives, designed and manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co. Ltd., have gone through a series of tests on the line linking Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, with Djibouti City, capital of the Republic of Djibouti. The line runs through a plateau and desert region and is very demanding technically.