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кандидатов в наблюдательный совет УЗ

15.10.2021

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has published a draft order on the procedure for extending the service life of freight cars

According to the document, from 2022, freight carriers will be able to extend the standard service life of cars if they have a residual resource or the possibility of its recovery.
Первая машинистка в Kolejach Mazowieckich

15.10.2021

Gender equality on the railways!

On September 20 this year, the 68th General Assembly of the CER (Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Enterprises) took place.
RM Rail has developed a bogie with an axle load of 25 tonnes

14.10.2021

RM Rail has developed a bogie with an axle load of 25 tonnes

Rolling stock manufacturer RM Rail has developed a bogie with an axle load of 25 tonnes. Bogie type 18-9891 type 3 in accordance with GOST 9246-2013 is designed in such a way as to have less impact on the rail than a structure with a mass of 23.
Semаf

14.10.2021

Railroad strikes in Spain cost € 1.5 million

Spanish railroad workers, mostly train drivers, are on strike. The SEMAF union went on strike on September 30, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 12 October, which Sindicato Ferroviario union joined in part.
Electrotyazhmash and Turboatom will merge

11.10.2021

The merger of “Turboatom” and “Electrotyazhmash” is postponed

At the meeting of shareholders of JSC "Ukrainian Power Machines" (formerly JSC "Turboatom") did not approve the decision to merge JSC "Electrotyazhmash".
diesel locomotives

05.10.2021

Turkmenistan will receive two TMH diesel locomotives

Under the contracts signed in October and November 2020, TMH dispatched two diesel locomotives for passenger and freight rail transportation to Demirýollary, the railway operator of Turkmenistan.
Transmashholding is building

05.10.2021

Transmashholding is building a train depot for German operator Go-Ahead Bayern

TMH International is building a depot worth 45 million euros. According to the contract signed at the end of 2020, Transmashholding will maintain 78 trains manufactured by Siemens and Stadler at this depot for 12 years.
diesel and battery powered shunters

01.10.2021

Locomotives of the future from Ruse

The successor to the oldest railway plant in Bulgaria, Express Service OOD, produces larger, more powerful and more environmentally friendly vehicles.
Production of freight cars decreased by 58% in Ukraine

30.09.2021

Production of freight cars decreased by 58% in Ukraine

In January-August 2021 the volume of production of freight cars and platforms in Ukraine (compared to the same period in 2020) decreased by 58.
Ural Locomotives received a certificate of conformity for electric locomotives "Sinara"

30.09.2021

Ural Locomotives received a certificate of conformity for electric locomotives “Sinara”

Ural Locomotives received Customs Union approval for its 3KV DC 3ES6 and 4ES6 locomotives, which are based on a 2ES6 two-section design with one or two intermediate sections added to provide additional power.
Ukrzaliznytsia transferred to KVSZ an advance payment for the production of 100 passenger cars

29.09.2021

KVSZ tests wagons for the European market

PJSC "Kryukovsky Railcar Building Plant" is testing and preparing to produce new types of railcars. Anna Kudiyarova, the head of the company's press service, told about this on her Facebook page, citing a message from the plant's management.
supply of multisystem locomotives

28.09.2021

The largest contract for the supply of multisystem locomotives in Poland was signed

CARGOUNIT has signed the largest contract for the supply of multi-system locomotives in Poland Siemens Mobility and CARGOUNIT, the largest Polish locomotive rental company in Central and Eastern Europe, have announced the signing of a framework contract for the supply of up to 30 modern diesel locomotives - Vectron MS, reports Railway Supply  magazine citing Nakolei Pl.