China-made metro train delivered to Portugal

STORY: China-made metro train delivered to Portugal DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: PORTO, Portugal CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the metro train and Portuguese officials inspecting it STORYLINE: The first of the 18-set metro trains made by a Chinese company was delivered to the Porto Metro company of Portugal on Saturday. The 4-car train is on display in the Trindade Metro Station at the center of Porto from Saturday till Tuesday. It was made by CRRC Tangshan, one of China's largest makers of trains, high-speed trains and metro vehicles. Portuguese Minister of Environment and Climate Action Duarte Cordeiro said that the train meets expectations of the public passengers of top quality, more security to advance more people to use the public transports. After several trials and tests, the first train will start its service in May. All trains will be delivered by September. With light weight, the metro train adopts digital technology with low energy consumption. Its

PORTUGAL-PORTO-CHINESE METRO TRAIN-DELIVERY

PORTUGAL-PORTO-CHINESE METRO TRAIN-DELIVERY

(230212) -- PORTO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Minister of Environment and Climate Action Duarte Cordeiro (C) sits in the driver's cab of a China-made metro train inside the Trindade Metro Station at the center of Porto, Portugal, Feb. 11, 2023. First of the 18-set metro trains made by Chinese company was delivered to the Porto Metro company of Portugal on Saturday. The 4-car train is on display in the Trindade Metro Station at the center of Porto from Saturday till next Tuesday. The train was made by CRRC Tangshan, one of China's largest makers of trains, high-speed trains and metro vehicles. (Xinhua/Wen Xinnian)

PORTUGAL-PORTO-CHINESE METRO TRAIN-DELIVERY

PORTUGAL-PORTO-CHINESE METRO TRAIN-DELIVERY

(230212) -- PORTO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Minister of Environment and Climate Action Duarte Cordeiro sits in the driver's cab of a China-made metro train inside the Trindade Metro Station at the center of Porto, Portugal, Feb. 11, 2023. First of the 18-set metro trains made by Chinese company was delivered to the Porto Metro company of Portugal on Saturday. The 4-car train is on display in the Trindade Metro Station at the center of Porto from Saturday till next Tuesday. The train was made by CRRC Tangshan, one of China's largest makers of trains, high-speed trains and metro vehicles. (Xinhua/Wen Xinnian)

PORTUGAL-PORTO-CHINESE METRO TRAIN-DELIVERY

PORTUGAL-PORTO-CHINESE METRO TRAIN-DELIVERY

(230212) -- PORTO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tan Mu (C, front), general manager of CRRC Tangshan, illustrates China-made metro trains over a model as Portuguese Minister of Environment and Climate Action Duarte Cordeiro (R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to Portugal Zhao Bentang (L, front) listen inside the Trindade Metro Station at the center of Porto, Portugal, Feb. 11, 2023. First of the 18-set metro trains made by Chinese company was delivered to the Porto Metro company of Portugal on Saturday. The 4-car train is on display in the Trindade Metro Station at the center of Porto from Saturday till next Tuesday. The train was made by CRRC Tangshan, one of China's largest makers of trains, high-speed trains and metro vehicles. (Xinhua/Wen Xinnian)