RailTech starts an everyday overview dedicated to the impact of coronavirus on the rail sector in Europe. We will inform about major developments in this area.Read more
Electric vehicle charging points have been launched at a train station in Ukraine for the first time. Two installations were commissioned at Kyiv-Passenger railway station, the main and busiest one in the country. In the...Read more
DB Engineering & Consulting, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, will assist Ukraine in transforming its state-owned railway operator. The German company will provide the management and technical support to Ukrainian Railway (UZ) until late 2021....Read more
After almost two-month tests, a brand new diesel train made by Ukrainian rolling stock manufacturer Kryukov Railway Car Building Works (KRCBW) has entered service. It runs on the railway line between the capital city of...Read more
Ukrainian engineering company Interpipe has developed and certified the new type of rail wheelsets known as ULT SP. It was produced especially for the Spanish rail market where the Iberian gauge of 1,668 millimetres is...Read more
Ukrainian Railway (UZ) intends to construct a dual gauge railway to the border with Poland. It will allow the company to launch the direct trains from Ukraine to the European Union without bogie exchange. The...Read more
Czech private railway operator Leo Express has obtained open access for operating long-distance train across Poland to the border with Ukraine. This will allow the company to extend its Prague – Kraków train link to...Read more
Kazakh national railway operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has concluded the first contract with Ukrainian company Interpipe. The latter will supply 26,000 train wheels for the maintenance of the KTZ’s rolling stock.
The deal will be...Read more
Ukrainian rolling stock manufacturer Kryukov Railway Car Building Works (KRCBW) has completed the assembly of the first DPKr-3 train. This brand new type of diesel multiple unit has been developed by the company in less...Read more
Ukrainian Railway has started to move faster towards launching the initial public offering (IPO). Its debut might take place already in two-three years. To this end, the state-owned company signed a cooperation memorandum with the...Read more
The US-based rideshare unicorn Uber has won a public bid to provide mobility services across 210 stations of Delhi Metro. The company’s application offers the last-mile service for the passengers travelling to or from metro...Read more
The recently appointed government of Ukraine intends to finalise the transformation of Ukrainian Railway. The country’s state-owned railway company will be divided into three separate operators with different functions. Two of them will be privatised...Read more
Ukrainian manufacturer Kryukov Railway Car Building Works (KRCBW) is assembling the first DPKr-3 train. It is the new type of diesel multiple unit developed by the company. KRCBW will produce six three-car vehicles of this...Read more
Slovak national passenger operator ZSSK has launched a new train connection to Ukraine. In around four hours, the railbus delivers passengers from Košice, the second largest city in Slovakia, to Mukachevo, an important railway junction...Read more
The state-owned enterprise Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has put up for sale three diesel locomotives. The offer also includes three tank cars. The online auction is scheduled for 1 July.
The offer is s placed on...Read more
