All Russia articles – Page 20
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NewsGE and TMH announce Russian diesel engine joint venture
RUSSIA: A strategic business plan for the formation of a diesel engine manufacturing joint venture at Penza in Russia was signed by GE and Transmashholding on February 1. GE said the project would address the locomotive needs of Russian Railways, and also supply engines for maritime and distributed power applications. ...
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NewsEVRAZ wheels certified as TSI-compliant
EUROPE: Russian steelmaker EVRAZ NTMK has begun production of two more types of wagon wheel for the European market, after Czech railway research institute VUZ certified the production process as being compliant with TSI requirements. EVRAZ said the solid-rolled 920 mm BA 314 and ВА 005 wagon wheels are among ...
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NewsRussian wagon certified for 120 km/h operation
RUSSIA: Wagon manufacturer Altaivagon has obtained type approval for its Type 13-2114-11 container flat wagon design with 18-2145 bogies, which it says will be the first Russian wagons able to operate at 120 km/h, loaded or empty.Certification enables production to begin, with the first batch of the wagons to be ...
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NewsUnited Wagon Co delivers first high-capacity tank wagons
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co recently delivered the first wagons manufactured by TikhvinChemMash. The subsidiary was established at UWC's Tikhvin factory to produce tank cars to modern designs developed by its Centre for Transportation Technologies. The chemical tanks were delivered to Ural Mining & Metallurgical Co’s Sredneuralsky Copper Smelter and Yekaterinburg ...
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NewsBrunswick Rail reviews business amid downturn
RUSSIA: Brunswick Rail Ltd has appointed Houlihan Lokey (Europe) Ltd as financial advisor to support a strategic review of its capital structure in response to what it the leasing company sees as ‘fundamental and permanent changes’ to the Russian market brought about by falling traffic volumes, declining lease rates and ...
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NewsWorld's northernmost railway to be built under PPP deal
RUSSIA: A public-private partnership agreement for the construction of what will be the world’s northernmost operational railway has been signed by the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District and the VIS TransStroy subsidiary of VIS Construction Group. The line is intended to support the exploitation of mineral resources, and will not form part ...
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NewsCentral Suburban Passenger Co orders GTW+ DMU
RUSSIA: Central Suburban Passenger Co announced on December 28 that it had ordered a Type DP-M diesel multiple-unit from Transmashholding subsidiary Metrowagonmash for use on the Golutvin – Ozyory line south of Moscow. This follows the granting of approval for series production of the DP-M design, which has a separate ...
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NewsTransmashholding presents EP2D electric multiple-unit
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Demikhovo plant has unveiled the EP2D electric multiple-unit, developed to the specification of Moscow commuter operator Central Suburban Passenger Co which is DMZ’s largest customer. The first unit is to undergo trials at the Shcherbinka test circuit with certification expected in 2016. Central Suburban Passenger Co said ...
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NewsRussian Railways to sell Transmashholding stake
RUSSIA: On December 16 the Russian Railways board approved plans to sell RZD’s 25% + 1 stake in The Breakers Investments BV, the Dutch-registered company which owns 100% of rolling stock manufacturing group Transmashholding. RZD’s stake would be sold for around 12·6bn roubles to existing shareholders Iskander Makhmudov, Andrei ...
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NewsHopper wagon contract signed
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co has signed an agreement with fertiliser producer Uralkali to supply 400 hopper wagons from its Tikhvin factory. The Type 19-9870 cars will have an axleload of 25 tonnes and can carry up to 76·5 tonnes. A two-stage coating also improves protection from load damage. ...
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NewsMoscow Small Ring EMUs ordered
RUSSIA: On December 2 Moscow operator Central Suburban Passenger Co signed a contract for Transmashholding’s Demikhovo plant to supply 35 Type ED4M-500 electric multiple-units between February and July 2016. The six-car 3 kV DC EMUs are to be used on the 54 km Small Ring line in Moscow, where passenger ...
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NewsUnited Wagon Co awarded first tank wagon contract
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co’s TikhvinChemMash tank wagon business has won its first order, covering the supply of 105 methanol tanks to chemical company Metafrax. Production is to begin by the end of the year, with entry into service planned for 2016. Announcing the contract on November 3, UWC said the ...
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NewsHigh volume open wagon certified
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co has obtained federal certification for the Type 12-9869 open wagon designed by its VNICTT development centre and built at its Tikhvin plant. UWC has already received an order for the design, and plans to begin series production in the first quarter of 2016 with a ...
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NewsRussian signalling R&D agreement
RUSSIA: An agreement to establish a signalling R&D centre by the end of the year was signed by Alstom, Transmashholding and the NIIAS and Skolkovo Foundation research organisations during the Expo 1520 trade fair. The R&D centre is to be located at the Skolkovo technology cluster near Moscow. According ...
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NewsUnited Wagon Co to supply castings for the US wagon market
RUSSIA: A 10-year agreement for United Wagon Co to supply Wabtec Corp with castings for the US wagon market was signed at the Expo 1520 trade fair in Shcherbinka on September 2. Wabtec Corp is to provide design documentation and a manufacturing license enabling UWC’s Tikhvin plant to supply side ...
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NewsRussian Traxx unveiled at Engels locomotive plant inauguration
RUSSIA: The prototype 1 520 mm gauge Bombardier Traxx F120MS locomotive was unveiled at a ceremony marking the inauguration of First Locomotive Co’s factory at Engels in Saratov oblast on August 19. The First Locomotive Co joint venture of Russian investors and Bombardier Transportation was established in 2012 ...
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NewsVladimir Yakunin to stand down as head of Russian Railways
RUSSIA: Vladimir Yakunin confirmed his intention to stand down as President of Russian Railways and enter politics on August 17. The exclave of Kaliningrad is scheduled to hold an election for governor on September 13, and Yakunin has registered as a candidate to be appointed by the incoming governor as ...
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NewsRZD launches World Cup regional rail projects
RUSSIA: Russian Railways is making preparation to enhance regional passenger services around Volgograd and Samara ahead of the 2018 FIFA football World Cup, during which both cities will host matches. A rail link is to be completed by the end of 2017 to serve the international airport in Volgograd, RZD ...
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NewsHigh capacity log wagon lease signed
RUSSIA: Eurosib SPb-Transport Systems has signed an agreement to lease up to 1 000 log wagons of a new design developed by United Wagon Co’s Tikhvin plant. The Type 13-6852 wagon ‘is unique in its technical and economic features for the Russian market,’ UWC Deputy CEO for Strategic Sales ...
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NewsProduction of Lastochka Premium EMUs launched
RUSSIA: The Ural Locomotives joint venture of Siemens and Sinara Group formally launched production of a ‘premium’ version of the Lastochka electric multiple-unit family at its factory in Yekaterinburg on July 9. The Lastochka Premium EMUs will be based on the Lastochka (Desiro RUS) units which are currently produced ...