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October 24, 2019 | Africa

Russia eyes greater presence in Africa

RUSSIA has boosted its initiative to strengthen ties with the African continent, signing a number of agreements and memorandum of understandings (MoUs) to collaborate on various rail projects during the Russia-Africa economic forum in Sochi on October 23-24.

October 24, 2019 | High-speed

RZD seeks approval for 1000km high-speed rail project

ACCORDING to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Russian Railways (RZD) has submitted plans to Russia’s deputy prime minister, Mr Maxim Akimov, to build a 1080km high-speed line from St Petersburg via Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod.

October 9, 2019 | Financial

RZD sells stake in Wagon Repair Company-3

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has sold 100% minus one share of its stake in Wagon Repair Company-3 (VRK-3).

October 8, 2019 | Metros

Moscow Metro operations consolidated in new digital control centre

MOSCOW Metro opened its new Single Dispatch Centre (EDC) on October 3, which will consolidate various control functions previously located around the city in a single building.

October 2, 2019 | Freight

Russian motor city to extend freight railway

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and the government of the Samara region in central Russia have agreed a public-private partnership (PPP) to construct a new freight railway that will extend the Kuibyshev Railway from the existing terminus at Togliatti station to the Togliatti Special Economic Zone.

September 26, 2019 | Infrastructure

Russia completes Surgut - Tobolsk track-doubling

TRACK-doubling on the Surgut - Tobolsk line in central Russia has been completed as part of the upgrading of the Korotchaevo - Surgut - Tobolsk line.

September 9, 2019 | Rolling stock

Transmashholding displays RA-3 DMU at Shcherbinka

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) displayed the new RA-3 DMU at the Pro.Motion.Expo in Shcherbinka, Russia, at the end of August. The prototype was completed in February, and has recently received regulatory approval.

September 4, 2019 | Freight

RZD demonstrates electronic freight processing system

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) demonstrated a new electronic system for processing foreign freight at Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port during the 5th Eastern Economic Forum on September 4.

August 29, 2019 | Fleet

TMH unveils hybrid shunting locomotive

IRJ at Pro/Motion Expo, Shcherbinka, Russia: Transmashholding (TMH) unveiled its TEM5X concept hybrid shunting locomotive on August 28, which it says is the first such locomotive developed in Russia.

August 28, 2019 | Technology

Russian Railways demonstrates driverless EMU at Shcherbinka

RUSSIA’s deputy prime minister Mr Maxim Akimov and the chairman of Russian Railways (RZD) Mr Oleg Belozerov took a test trip on Russia’s first driverless passenger train, a Lastochka (Swallow) EMU, on the Shcherbinka test track near Moscow during a railway exhibition on August 28.

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