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UWC and URALCHEM-TRANS Sign Maintenance Infrastructure Agreement

United Wagon Company (UWC), one of the world's biggest manufacturers of freight cars, has announced it has signed an agreement with logistic…

Transmashholding-Hungary to Supply 1,300 Passenger Cars to Egypt

Egyptian National Railways, which is managed by the Egyptian Railway Authority, has signed a contract with the Russian-Hungarian consortium …

China Railway Express Makes First Journey to Belarus

The first container freight train between Shijiazhuang and Minsk went into operation on 2 June. Departing Shijiazhuang, the capital and larg…

Russia: TikhvinChemMash Sells 20 Tank Cars to GATX Rail Vostok

The TikhvinChemMash freight car plant, a subsidiary of United Wagon Company, has sold 20 15-6900 model tank cars to GATX Rail Vostok for the…

United Wagon Company to Supply 50 Tank Cars to Russian Copper Company

Karabashmed, a copper smelting company in the Russian Federation, has commissioned the United Wagon Company to produce 50 model 15-9545 tank…

Traction Inverters to be made in Russia say Hitachi and Transmashholding

Hitachi and JSC Transmashholding have signed an agreement to produce high performance traction inverters within the Russian Federation.The j…

Škoda to Supply New Trains for the St Petersburg Metro

Škoda Transportation has been chosen to deliver seven six-car NěVa trains for the St Petersburg Metro in Russia. The contract is worth about…

Russian Railway Industry Shows Interest in Frauscher Products

From 30 August to 2 September the sixth edition of the Railway Equipment and Technologies EXPO 1520 took place in Shcherbinka, Moscow. More …

Promelectronica Wins Diagnostic and Control Systems Award

The microprocessor semi-automatic block system MPB developed by R&P Centre Promelectronica took second place in the "Diagnostic and Control …

R&P Centre “Promelectronica” Successfully Deploy New Axle Counting System

The latest development from R&P Centre “Promelectronica”, the axle counting system ESSO-M-2 has been placed into constant operation by the..…

Stadler Delivers First Batch of Metelitsa Trams for St. Petersburg

On 01 August 2017, Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler delivered the first batch of Metelitsa trams to the LCC Transport Concession Com…

Construction Underway on Moscow's New Metro Line

Work has begun on the southern section of the Third Interchange Contour, a rapid transit line of Moscow Metro. The Ulitsa Novatorov, Voronts…

Russian Railways to Build New 410km Line

Russian Railways and JSC Tuva Energy Industrial Corporation (TEIC), have signed a cooperation agreement to construct a new railway line in R…

EP20 Electric Locomotive has Won the RZD Rolling Stock Best Quality Competition

Novocherkassk Locomotive Building Plant (NEV), belonging to Transmashholding, has taken the top spot in the RZD competition for its EP20 ele…

St. Petersburg Places Order for Stadler Metelitsa Trams

The LLC Transport Concession Company (TCC) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has placed an order for 23 Stadler Metelitsa Trams.

Long-Distance Rail Journeys up by 8% in Russia

Latest data indicates that long-distance rail journeys and passenger numbers increased by 8% in July 2016 on the Russian Railways network.

United Wagon Co. to Mass Produce Ammonia Tank Cars

Russia’s United Wagon Company has announced the launch of mass production of ammonia tank cars with a projected annual production of up to 1…

Russian Railways Invest €43m in Finland Railways

Russian Railways invest just under €43 million to reconstruct railway approaches to ports on the Gulf of Finland’s southern shore this year.

United Wagon Co Supply Grain Hoppers

Russia’s United Wagon Company have been commissioned by JSC United Grain Company to supply 1,500 grain hoppers with a load space of 120 m3.

Transmashholding Deploys 3D Rail Technology

Transmashholding Engineering Centre representatives have announced the finalisation of 3D tools deployment, and an advance in 3D rail techno…

Transmashholding Unveil St. Petersburg Metro Train Design

Transmashholding have unveiled their new cutting-edge Class 81-722.1/723.1/724.1 metro train for the St. Petersburg Metro.

Stadler Adjusts Aeroexpress Contracts

Stadler Rail has adjusted the terms of a 2013 contract to supply 24 double-decker multiple unit trains to Russian rail company Aeroexpress.

Transmashholding Deliver 1000th Diesel Engine

Russia: 105 OVK Tank Wagons Ordered