New energy CRH trains developed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. have recently begun trial runs in Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

The South African State Owned Entity (SOE) Transnet and CRRC are exploring ways to further strengthen their cooperation, senior officials of both sides said on 14 June.

On 19 June 2017, a new EMU was unveiled at the UrTran 2017 exhibition in Beijing. The EMU was manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.

Beijing's first mid - to low-speed magnetic levitation railway line is preparing for its debut later this year.

The world's first railless train unveiled in Zhuzhou, Central China's Hunan province on 2 June 2017. The 30-meter train, with three carriages, is part of the intelligent rail express system by the developer, and runs on rubber tires rather than rails. The train can move at a speed of 70 km/h and can carry up to 500 passengers, offering new options for easing modern transport pressures. The train is also powered by electricity and can travel 40km per full charge.

When Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off the first standard-gauge railway cargo train at Port Reitz in Mombasa on May 30, it was a proud moment for the entire nation.

On 1 June 2017, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made a speech at the China-Germany Forum: Shaping Innovation Together. Premier Li took CRRC as an good example.

On 2 June 2017, 10 container wagons departed from Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, for Kenya to be used on the newly operational Mombasa-Nairobi railway.