Russian carriages debut in Africa
The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) launched the brand new carriages on its routes. 33 units were produced by Russian manufacturing group Transmashholding (TMH) at its facilities in Russia…
First rolling stock facility of Transmashholding in European Union
Russian manufacturing group Transmashholding has acquired Dunakeszi Járműjavító, a Hungarian rolling stock plant. It is the first TMH’s facility in the European Union. The Russian holding plans to…
Russian Railways in fighting COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had forced Russian Railways to significantly change its operations. After suspending almost all the international trains, it is still running the domestic connections with some…
Russia tests new LNG-powered locomotive
Lyudinovsky Diesel Locomotive Plant, a part of Sinara Group, is testing the new LNG-powered locomotive of type TEMG1. After completing the trials and certification, the vehicle will be…
New routes for double-decker trains in Russia
Russian Railways (RZD) will extend the network of routes served by double-decker trains. Double-decker trains started running on two long-distance lines in early December. At the end of…
Two lines of Moscow Central Diameters open
The capital of Russia has got a new rail transit system known as Moscow Central Diameters (MCD). Its two routes have been launched on Thursday, 21 November, in…
Rolling stock manufacturers intensify competition in South Africa
An increasing number of rolling stock manufacturers regard South Africa as a key to their success on the entire African railway market. To strengthen presence, they establish or…
New Russian railbus expands geography of routes
After introducing on the Sakhalin island network, the brand new railbuses of RA-3 type have started to run on the Briansk – Orel route. The latter provides connection…
Tashkent Metro upgrades train fleet
Uzbek public transport company Toshkent Metropoliteni has received five new metro trains of 81-765 type. The four-car vehicles were produced and delivered by Russian manufacturer Metrovagonmash. In the…
Transmashholding unveils concept of first Russian hybrid locomotive
Russian manufacturer Transmashholding has unveiled a new concept of a two-axle hybrid shunting locomotive. It was developed to run on both diesel fuel and energy of the lithium-ion…
One more airport in Russia gets rail link
The newly-opened Saratov Gagarin Airport has received the rail link with the adjacent city. There are nine trains delivering passengers to and from the airport. In the future,…
Transmashholding starts production of carriages for Egypt in Hungary
Russian rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding (TMH) has completed harmonising the technical configuration of the passenger carriages to be produced for Egyptian National Railways (ENR). It allows the company…
Transmashholding sets up two joint ventures in Hungary
Russian rolling stock group Transmashholding (TMH) has set up two joint ventures – TMH Hungary Invest and Transmashholding Hungary (TMH Hungary). With their help, TMH will participate in…
Sinara Group assembles new type of LNG-powered locomotive
Lyudinovsky Diesel Locomotive Plant, a part of Sinara Group, has started the assembling of the new type of LNG-powered shunting locomotive. The vehicle will be completed by September.…
Kazakhstan Railways to purchase 1,200 carriages
Kazakh national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan Railways, KTZ) intends to purchase 1,200 passenger carriages. 25 new cars will be entered into service in August. The remainder…