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Electrification of the Line №102 project

08.12.2020

Poland-Ukraine: Electrification of the Line №102 project

Poland-Ukraine: Electrification of the Line №102 project There are two options for financing the modernization of the «Line №102».
Autocouplers for operator

08.12.2020

Autocouplers for the SBB Cargo operator

Autocouplers for the SBB Cargo operator The delivery of the second batch of Voith CargoFlex autocouplers for the SBB Cargo intermodal fleet has begun.
electric trains

07.12.2020

Delivery of six 11-car electric trains EP2D

Delivery of six 11-car electric trains EP2D The leasing company VEB. RF has signed a contract with the Demikhovsky plant of Transmashholding for the supply of six 11-car EP2D electric trains, informs Railway Supply magazine with reference to the Railway Gazette.
the wagon unloading station

07.12.2020

Mariupol Sea Port: Construction of a railway line to the wagon unloading station

Mariupol Sea Port: Construction of a railway line to the wagon unloading station Port of Mariupol has begun construction of a railway line to the unloading station, according to the program of the construction of the grain cargo complex, as the Railway Supply magazine reports referring Ports of Ukraine.
Loading up trains per day

07.12.2020

Ferrexpo Group: Loading up to 20 trains per day

Ferrexpo Group: Loading up to 20 trains per day The Ferrexpo group has ambitious plans to increase the capacity of its own logistics railway component - to load up to 20 railway trains per day, as railway magazine «Railway Supply» reports.
to find supplier locomotives

07.12.2020

Metrans failed to find ETCS supplier for 27 locomotives

Metrans failed to find ETCS supplier for 27 locomotives The Metrans Group cannot find a supplier of the ETCS for the 27 Bombardier Traxx locomotives.
Odessa railways

04.12.2020

Odessa Railway turns 155!

Odessa Railway turns 155! Odessa Railway celebrates its 155 anniversary! The first railway, which laid the foundation for the modern Odessa railways, was opened on December 4 (16), 1865.
the train maintenance project

04.12.2020

Bulgarian Railways and Alstom reported on the progress of the train maintenance project

Bulgarian Railways and Alstom reported on the progress of the train maintenance project Bulgarian Railways (BDZ) - Passenger Transport LLC and Alstom reported on the progress of the BDZ train maintenance project.
freight train from

04.12.2020

The first freight train from Iran to Afghanistan

The first freight train from Iran to Afghanistan The first freight train has delivered more than 400 tons of cement from Iran to Rosnak in Herat province.
upgrade the rolling stock

03.12.2020

Ukrzaliznytsia will triple capital investments in repairs, modernization and construction

Ukrzaliznytsia will triple capital investments in repairs, modernization and construction In 2021 Ukrzaliznytsia plans to allocate 3 times more investments in renovation, overhaul, modernization of rolling stock and construction of infrastructure, comparing to 2020.
Alstom

03.12.2020

Merger of Alstom and Bombardier to be completed in January

Merger of Alstom and Bombardier to be completed in January On December 1, Alstom and Bombardier announced that they had received "all necessary regulatory approvals" required to complete the sale of Bombardier Transportation to Alstom, as Railway Supply magazine informs citing Railway Gazette.
diesel-powered train

03.12.2020

Hybrid diesel-battery train to be tested next year

Hybrid diesel-battery train to be tested next year Tests of the Coradia Polyvalent regional diesel-powered train, equipped with a battery-powered hybrid traction system, are due to begin early next year.