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HS2 Solihull Viaducts Reach Structural Completion

13.08.2026

Three HS2 Viaducts Reach Structural Completion in Solihull

Former Erie-Lackawanna railroad station building in Binghamton, New York

13.08.2026

Binghamton Selects GPI for Passenger Rail Grant Bid

Air-conditioned Mumbai Suburban Railway EMU standing at Virar station

13.08.2026

Mumbai Shifts 238 AC Local Trains to In-House Production

Czech Railways plans to buy four Taurus locomotives.

31.05.2021

Czech Railways plans to buy four Taurus locomotives

Czech Railways plans to buy four Taurus locomotives. Czech Railways is negotiating the purchase of four Siemens Taurus multi-system electric locomotives, which are currently being used by another rail carrier.
The Ukrainian company has proposed to make double-decker compartments in train carriages

31.05.2021

The Ukrainian company has proposed to make double-decker compartments in train carriages

The Ukrainian company has proposed to make double-decker compartments in train carriages. The developers believe that riding on the top bunk is dangerous and difficult.
testing the diesel train

31.05.2021

KVSZ began testing the third diesel train DPKr-3

Kryukovsky Wagon Building Plant began testing DPKr-3-003, built for JSC Ukrzaliznytsia Tests are taking place on the Southern Railway, along the route of Kryukov on the Dnieper - Lyubotin - Kryukov on the Dnieper, reports Railway Supply magazine with reference to the CFTS.
“Digital twins” of rolling stock are being created in Germany

31.05.2021

“Digital twins” of rolling stock are being created in Germany

In Germany, they began to create "digital twins" of rolling stock, which involve automatic monitoring of the state of wagons and locomotives, comparing the data obtained with their "digital twin", reports the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to tzdjournal.
International Exhibition for Track Technology (iaf)

31.05.2021

Preparations for the iaf 2022 trade fair are underway

In one year's time, on 31 May 2022, the 28th International Exhibition for Track Technology (iaf) will open its doors. The fair will take place at the usual location in Münster.
Tver Wagon Building Plant

28.05.2021

Tver Wagon Building Plant records the reduction in revenue

Tver Wagon Building Plant (TVZ, part of TMH) records a decrease in revenue by 26. 4% and a net loss in the first quarter of 2021.
Industrial Visa Waiver for Ukraine

28.05.2021

The program of updating the fleet of freight cars in Ukraine will lead to an additional UAH 31 billion in the budget

The adoption of the State Program for the Renewal of the Freight Car Park of Ukraine with the maximum involvement of Ukrainian manufacturers will lead to the receipt of more than UAH 31 billion in the budgets of all levels.
construction of a new railway station for high-speed trains

28.05.2021

A contract has been signed for the construction of a new railway station for high-speed trains near Prague

A contract has been signed for the construction of a new railway station for high-speed trains near Prague. The Czech railway infrastructure operator, Správa železnic, has signed a contract for the preparation of all documentation for a project for the construction of a new railway station near Prague, designed to service trains on the future high-speed rail line.
upgrades railway signaling

28.05.2021

ECM upgrades railway signaling on Albanian Railway line

ECM has won a project to modernize the signaling system on the Tirana-Durres line in Albania. ECM, a subsidiary of Progress Rail, and the Italian INC won a project to modernize the signaling system on the Tirana-Durres railway line in Albania.
Ukrzaliznytsia bans

27.05.2021

Ukrzaliznytsia bans the transportation of Belarusian goods in Russian wagons

Since May 10, Ukrzaliznytsia has banned the transportation of Belarusian goods by wagons belonging to residents of the Russian Federation.
electric locomotive 2ES6A

27.05.2021

The first electric locomotive 2ES6A should be produced by the end of 2021

The first electric locomotive 2ES6A should be produced by the end of 2021. «Ural Locomotives» (part of STM) started to manufacture its prototype.
repaired of railway tracks

27.05.2021

Large purchase of track maintenance equipment by Ukrzaliznytsia

Large purchase of track maintenance equipment by Ukrzaliznytsia. UZ branch "Center for the construction and repair of tracks" announced tenders for the purchase of track maintenance equipment.