UNITED Wagon (UWC), Russia, has been approved as a supplier to German Rail (DB) and assigned Q2 quality status after passing a quality audit, which it says is a milestone in the development of its export strategy and expansion of its presence on the European market.
RUSSIAN Railways’ (RZD) GT1h-002 prototype liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled turbine-electric locomotive has completed a series of test runs on the Surgut - Korotchaevo line in western Siberia hauling trains with a gross weight of up to 9000 tonnes.
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) subsidiary Federal Passenger Company (FPK) has awarded Tver Carriage Works (TVZ) a contract to supply 293 coaches.
AROUND 319,000 fans used the free trains operated by Russian Railways (RZD) during the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia until July 17, with 734 free trips scheduled along 31 routes between the 11 host cities of the football matches.
THE latest section of Nizhniy Novgorod’s metro connecting the city centre to the newly-built Nizhniy Novgorod Stadium opened on June 13, less than a week before the Russian city hosted its first match of the 2018 World Cup between Sweden and South Korea on June 18.
THE last of Budapest’s six-car metro sets has been returned to the Hungarian capital after being refurbished in Metrowagonmash, Russia, in a €220 million deal which included parts and service.
Russia’s passenger rail sector is experiencing dramatic changes in its regulatory environment as the government looks to spur a rolling stock renewal programme by encouraging market competition. Ilya Tereshko, deputy head of the Railway Research Division at the Institute for Natural Monopolies Research (IPEM), explains what this could mean for services in the future.
THE October Electric Car Repair Plant (OEVRZ) division of Transmashholding, Russia, has completed the delivery of 27 new six-car trains to St Petersburg for operation on Line 3 (Green Line) in time for the city to host fans attending the World Cup soccer championship.
UNITED Wagon Company, Russia, has won orders to supply hopper freight wagons and tank cars to two customers.
TRANSMASHHOLDING, Russia, and Hitachi, Japan have agreed to set up a joint venture in Russia to produce traction inverters for passenger trains for Russia, central Asia and Europe.
