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
Russian Railways unveils concept of high-speed train
A concept of a 12-car high-speed train was unveiled on Tuesday at the 12th International Forum and Exhibition Transport of Russia by High-Speed Rail Lines, subsidiary of Russian Railways. This type of rolling stock will...Read more
Transmashholding develops new generation of double-decker wagons
Russian rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding is developing a new generation of double-decker wagons. The new units are expected to enter service in 2020. “Now, the design engineers of Transmashholding are working on upgrading the lineup of...Read more
Russian Railways launches two new routes for its Lastochka trains
Russian Railways (RZD) has launched two new routes in Perm Krai, operated by the Siemens-designed electric multiple units Lastochka. On November 1, the five-car electric multiple units (EMU) train made the first trips in Perm Krai...Read more
Russian rolling stock manufacturer purchases facility in South Africa
Russian rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding acquired a production facility in South Africa. It will allow the company to expand its business by organising assemble, maintenance, and refurbishment of rolling stock both for African and worldwide customers. Transmashholding (TMH) completed...Read more
Russian Railways patents new piggyback flatcar
Russian Railways (RZD) is testing new piggyback depressed floor flatcars, expected to run on rails in 2019. Joint-stock company Federal Freight, subsidiary of the Russian railway company and Uralvagonzavod, a Russian manufacturer have obtained the...Read more