Siemens to supply new batch of Sapsan high-speed trains to Russia
Siemens Mobility together with its Russian partner Sinara Group has concluded an agreement for the delivery of 13 high-speed Sapsan trains to Russian Railways. The vehicles are scheduled to supply from September 2022 till July...Read more
Non-refundable train tickets introduced in Russia
Federal Passenger Company, subsidiary of Russian Railways, has introduced non-refundable tickets on domestic trains. The new service provides passengers with lower fares. But the tickets cannot be refunded if travellers won’t use them. Russian Railways started...Read more
New Russian railbus on test tracks
Russian manufacturer Metrovagonmash, part of Transmashholding, is testing the brand new railbus RA-3. The trials are running on the range of Russian Railway Research Institute (VNIIZhT) in Shcherbinka, Moscow region. The certification tests will go...Read more
More new trains for Moscow commuter service
Central Suburban Passenger Company (CSPC) continues to upgrade its train fleet. This year the company will receive 21 new electric multiple units of the EP2D type to operate on the commuter lines in Moscow region....Read more
Russian Railways improves energy saving policy
Russian Railways has reduced its energy and fuel costs by 3.4 billion Rubles or circa 45.8 million Euros in 2018. The most efficient methods to implement the policy were the improvement of train traffic management...Read more
Siemens to invest in Ural high-speed railway
German technology company Siemens Mobility will invest in the construction of the Ural high-speed railway in Russia. The 220-kilometre double-track line will connect two large industrial cities of Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg. The high-speed railway will...Read more
Transmashholding to produce 3,730 passenger cars for Russian Railways
Transmashholding has concluded a deal for the delivery of 3,730 passenger cars to Federal Passenger Company, subsidiary of Russian Railways. The coaches will be produced by Tver Carriage Works (TVZ), part of Transmashholding, and delivered...Read more
Russia tests its first self-driving tram
Russian companies PC Transport Systems and Cognitive Technologies are working together on the development of a fully autonomous tram for Russian and foreign markets. The two-month trials of the self-driving vehicle will start soon in...Read more
Russian Railways to purchase new railbuses for Sakhalin
Russian Railways considers the acquisition of three type RA-3 brand new railbuses to run on the Sakhalin regauged network. The first vehicle is expected to be delivered to the island in autumn. The procurement is...Read more
Transmashholding to deliver 23 diesel locomotives to Cuba
Bryansk Engineering Plant (BMZ), a part of Transmashholding, will deliver 23 diesel locomotives to Cuba. The new units will be developed, produced and supplied to the customer in 45 months. The locomotives will be used...Read more
Two new railway deals between Russia and Serbia
Russia and Serbia have signed two new railway deals. The first concerns construction works by RZD International, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, on the Stara Pazova – Novi Sad line. The second paper is a...Read more
Transmashholding certifies longish Ivolga trains for Moscow lines
Russian rolling stock supplier Transmashholding has certified longish trainsets of Ivolga electric multiple units that will run in the Moscow metropolitan area. The trains meet the state requirements for operations on the Russian railway network....Read moreTransmashholding to build new type of railbus: RA-3
Metrovagonmash, a subsidiary of Transmashholding, is constructing a new type of diesel railbus RA-3. The first units will enter into service in August 2019 and will serve the routes of Central Suburban Passenger Company, the...Read more