Industry publication for railway transport specialists
Felbermayr

23.01.2023

The operation to lift the wagon and transformer has been going on for three weeks

On January 7 this year at the Zidani Most railway station (Lashko municipality in Slovenia) at 1:38 a. m.
rail strings

19.01.2023

Welded 500-meter rail strings for Jakarta-Bandung HSR

Welding of 1,168 500-meter-long rail strings has been completed in Bandung, which are laying the path for Indonesia's first high-speed Jakarta-Bandung line, 142 km long.
China

16.01.2023

Freight traffic to remain stable during Chinese New Year

Preparations for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) in China are in full swing. The holiday period, which peaks on Sunday, January 22, is traditionally the busiest transportation period in China.
ONCF

16.01.2023

Morocco seeks private funding to expand rail network

Transport and Logistics Minister Mr Mohamed Abdeljalil told the Moroccan parliament that private finance and other innovative solutions would be needed to secure the AED400 billion ($39 billion) needed to expand the 5,100 km rail network.
Warsaw metro

12.01.2023

Procurement and supply of rolling stock in the world

The European Investment Bank (EIB) provided a loan of €475 million to purchase new rolling stock for Brussels and modernize the urban rail transport infrastructure.
Transformer

11.01.2023

Railway accident in Slovenia. Transformer almost fell into the river

An unusual accident occurred at the Zidani Most station in Slovenia. One of the train carriages carrying a transformer for a Finnish customer derailed.
Production of freight cars

10.01.2023

Production of freight cars in Russia decreased by almost 22% in 2022

The production of freight cars in 2022 decreased by almost 22%. Rolling stock output amounted to about 49,000 units, Railway Supply magazine reports with reference to RZD-Partner.
Freight Corridor

10.01.2023

Greece-Bulgaria Freight Corridor Will Allow EUR 650 Million worth of Cargo to be Transported by Rail annually

The project, which has been discussed for months, is now taking steady steps towards implementation. The Sea2Sea project will invest in a rail line linking northern Greece and Bulgaria to the Romanian border and will move significant volumes of maritime cargo from the Bosphorus to the railroad.
capitalization

06.01.2023

Market capitalization of the largest public manufacturers of rolling stock at the end of the year

Market capitalization of the largest public rolling stock manufacturers as of 30 December. The information is provided by the TZD portal.
tunnel

05.01.2023

Will the Turin-Lyon project be stopped?

More than 150 French public figures have signed a letter asking them to halt the construction of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel and redirect investment to other railway routes.
UK strike

05.01.2023

UK rail service halted due to workers’ strike

The UK is facing turmoil in rail transport as workers from various rail unions have launched a new round of strikes over wage demands.
China Railway

04.01.2023

China Railways Investment Exceeds 710 Billion Yuan in 2022

The Chinese rail operator plans to carry 2. 69 billion passengers in 2023, with revenue expected to return to 2019 levels, according to an annual industry workshop held on Tuesday that set 2023 targets and reviewed 2022 operations.