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Freight Car Building Plant

22.05.2022

Putin’s favorite plant goes down

The Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant (part of the UWC holding) is going down for two weeks.This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to rollingstock.
Strizh trains

21.05.2022

Running of Strizh trains in Russia was terminated in March 2022 due to sanctions

One of the leaders of the Moscow branch of the Spanish company Talgo admitted for the first time that the Strizh trains were suspended in March 2022 due to sanctions.
Shortage of containers

17.05.2022

Russia lacks more than 100 thousand containers

The situation with the presence of containers in the Russian transport market is deteriorating. The deficit of them is estimated at 300 thousand TEU.
Iran may buy locomotives from Russia

17.05.2022

Iran may buy locomotives from Russia

The head of the Iranian Railways Miad Salehi said that the company is discussing the terms of the purchase, writes Tehran Times.
Operation of high-speed trains in Russia

16.05.2022

The operation of high-speed trains in Russia is open to question

The German concern Siemens has announced that it is curtailing its activities in Russia. The company leaves the joint venture in the Russian Federation, including in the production of rolling stock.
Russian Railways performance indicators

15.05.2022

The main performance indicators continue to deteriorate at Russian Railways

JSC Russian Railways, the main carrier of weapons for the occupying army of Russia, continues to have problems related to the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
Stopped train

15.05.2022

«Death to katsaps. Freedom of Siberia» – the train was stopped in the Irkutsk region

Ordinary wire and a couple of sheets of paper with "unusual" notes were able to stop a train in the Irkutsk region.It is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to bazabazon.
Lack of bearings for wagons

10.05.2022

There is a shortage of bearings for wagons of Russian Railways

Amsted Rail announced its withdrawal from Russia and exit from the EPK-Brenko joint venture, which manufactures bearings in Saratov.
Russian Railways

09.05.2022

Russian Railways announces the introduction of conventions in the eastern direction

The main carrier of the aggressor, Russian Railways, is redirecting cargo flows from west to east, because of the imposed sanctions.
Railway accidents

08.05.2022

The number of railway accidents has increased at Russian Railways

Over the past 2 months, the number of events related to violations of traffic safety rules and the operation of railway transport has increased at the infrastructure of Russian Railways.
Innovative wagons

07.05.2022

Innovative wagons in the Russian Federation are sent to layover

As a result of sanctions, logistics operators in Russia are forced to send innovative freight cars to layover.It is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to the Kommersant publication.
Shunting locomotive derailing

30.04.2022

Diesel locomotive derailed due to embankment erosion in Bryansk region

In the Bryansk region (RF), a shunting locomotive derailed due to the erosion of an embankment.This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to the local Telegram channel.