Pictures Rosteh. The Uralvagonzavod group of companies in the Rosteh State Corporation has started the production of 500 new tank wagons for the transport of oil products, which should eliminate the previously identified shortage of such wagons in Russia. – The assembly and painting of the first batch of tank wagons 15-150-04 for the transport … Read more
RŽD photos. Since January the holding company “Russian Railways” has been using the RA-3 “Orlan” (“Sea Eagle”) rail buses on the suburban routes in the Perm region (Permʹ-I – Lysʹva) and Sverdlovsk (Šartaš – Egoršino – Alapaevsk). From January 15th, “Orlans” will be available for the passengers of the suburban trains that go from Ekaterinburg … Read more
SBB Photo. On the night of January 6th to 7th, 2021, a block of ice broke through the windshield of an IC train on the new line. According to previous knowledge, the ice block came off when a freight train was crossing. Nobody was injured in the event. – The exact course and cause of … Read more
Railway revenues recorded a remarkable increase during the recent period, according to government data, as the value of the authority’s revenues amounted to about 247.5 million pounds last November, compared to 213 million pounds in November 2019, an increase of 34.5 million pounds. The data issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics … Read more
One of the largest railway constructions in recent years is the reconstruction of the section between the Hostivař and Vršovice stations in the south-eastern part of Prague. The new four-track replaced two old tracks. The trains thus leave the original line, including the Strašnice stop, and move to the area somewhat further south, where the … Read more
The price of the transaction, which has yet to be approved by the holding company Slovenski Državni Holding, does not mention the sources. According to the Railway Gazette server, the amount of the transaction is unofficially estimated at up to one hundred million euros, ie up to 2.7 billion crowns. Details of the agreement will … Read more
The Czech carrier Leo Express ended up on a long-distance railway in Germany. FlixMobility has terminated a contract with a German subsidiary of the Czech carrier for the operation of trains between Berlin and Stuttgart. According to the Czech company, the Germans owe it several million euros and declare the termination of the contract illegal, … Read more