Rail transport

Express Service battery shunting locomotive goes to India!The Eastern European leader in the production of shunting locomotives, the Bulgarian company Express Service, has sent the ES1000 battery shunting locomotive to India.

InnoTrans 2021 has been postponed…Information on the postponement of InnoTrans 2021. After consulting with the leading market players and industry associations Messe Berlin has therefore decided to postpone InnoTrans again,  due to the ongoing critical situation concerning the global coronavirus pandemic, reports railway magazine Railway Supply referring to InnoTrans website.

High-speed train to run on different rail systemsHigh-speed train that can run on different rail systems. Chinese train maker CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co.

Construction of a complex for the production of high-speed trainsThe Ural Locomotives plant became the base enterprise for the production of high-speed trains, as railway magazine Railway Supply  reports with reference to the plant's website.

Alstom continues to search for Ukrainian manufacturersAlstom continues to search for Ukrainian manufacturers, as part of the implementation of localization of engineering products in Ukraine.

Construction of high-speed railways: Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine is considering options As railway magazine Railway Supply informs referring to the website of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine,  they are considering options for cooperation in the construction of high-speed railways.

Two new PESA trams got on the route in the capital of Ukraine Starting October 17, two new PESA trams, which were presented by the Mayor of Kiev Vitaliy Klitschko, will get on the route.

Kazakh manufacturer has started serial production of refrigerator wagonsIn August 2020, the engineering corporation Cool Infinity LLP completed the certification and qualification tests of the refrigerator wagon and started the serial production of them.

Emergency battery traction systems for the metro rolling stock Underfloor emergency battery traction systems for the metro trains enable them to run for up to 6,5 km without external power and could help to reach a station in the event of a power outage.

Uralvagonzavod Corporation does not have any new orders for railway cars in 2021Falling demand for coal and the slow change of an outdated fleet has left Uralvagonzavod without new orders for wagons in 2021.

Network Rail launches new Environmental Sustainability Strategy The UK's network rail infrastructure company is considering new standards for the safety and reliability of rail transport, regardless of changes in the planet's climatic conditions and natural disasters, as railway magazine Railway Supply reports, reffering to Network Rail website.

Škoda: That is how passenger cars for Warsaw metro are building Martin Bendarz (Škoda Vagonka) shared the picture of the made body of the first passenger car for Warsaw metro.