Russian Railways

The largest oil companies are concerned about the increasing refusals of Russian Railways to accept oil products for transportation in the eastern direction.

The company has announced an open request for "innovative" solutions and technologies designed for placement and fastening of 20- and 40-foot large-tonnage containers in universal four-axle gondola cars, including innovative ones.

Freight train derailed in eastern Russia. In total, 22 cars went off the track, which led to the delay of several trains on the route.

The main carrier of the aggressor country proposes to stimulate the transportation of containers in open wagons from the Far East by increasing the tariff for empty wagon runs from the stations of the region by 51%.

Since the beginning of the war, Russian Railways has lost about 10% of its cargo volumes. The volume of freight traffic on the Russian railway network has collapsed by 125 million tons, the head of the company, Oleg Belozerov, said, referring to sanctions imposed after the war.

In October 2022, the railway carrier of the aggressor country sent 15 trains with containers in gondola cars. Due to distortions in logistics and a surplus of gondola cars, this solution is considered promising.

Norwegian police have detained Andrey Yakunin, the son of the former head of Russian Railways, for launching a drone in the Svalbard archipelago.

Since the beginning of the year, the public has been watching a strange chain of deaths of high-ranking officials. After the oil and gas industry, it is the Russian Railways turn.

The Belkomur railway line is Russia's response to the Chinese One Belt, One Road initiative. Given the shift in export-import flows towards Asia and the reduction in trade with the West, this line is becoming even more important for Russia.

The threat of a collapse in freight traffic is growing at Russian Railways due to a shortage of bearings for heavy-duty wagons, reports Railway Supply citing sprotyv.

The main carrier of the aggressor, JSC Russian Railways, is additionally raising tariffs for freight transportation from June 1.

The diesel locomotive of the branded passenger train No. 1 "Volgograd" (Volgograd - Moscow) burst on the evening of Saturday, May 28, near the Archeda station in the Volgograd region.