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…
Russian Railways to invest 2 billion Euros in digitalisation
Russian Railways will invest 2 billion Euros (150 billion Rubles) in digitalisation by 2025. This plan was announced by the company’s CEO Oleg Belozyorov at the ongoing 12th…
Transmashholding develops new generation of double-decker carriages
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…
Bitcoin sales become regular service for SBB
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) started the sale of Bitcoin as a pilot project two years ago and as of Thursday, it has become a regular service. About 6,000…
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)…
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…
Russian Railways to invest 2.6 billion Euros in infrastructure development
The Russian state-owned railway company Russian Railways (RZD) plans to invest 200 billion roubles, or 2.6 billion Euros, on infrastructure development to quadruple freight transit by 2024. The money…
Report: by train from St Petersburg to Chudovo
Because of the Olympic Games in 2014 and the World Cup in 2018, Russia has heavily invested in its railway in recent years. Before the World Cup, among…
Second edition of the New Silk Road Congress in the Netherlands
In less than a month, the second edition of the New Silk Road Congress takes place in the Dutch city of Tilburg. On 27 September, Het Patronaat will…
Intelligent Rail Summit 2016 – Day Two
Innovations in how railway data is collected, stored and used were the focus of Day Two of the Intelligent Rail Summit, attended by over 150 rail tech experts…