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November 5, 2020 | Tenders

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: Afghanistan receives train for Herat - Khaf line; Seven locomotives delivered to Cuba; Russia to develop hydrogen trains

Afghanistan: The Afghan Railway Authority received an experimental train from Iran on October 28, for use on the planned 218km railway between Herat, Afghanistan, and Khaf, Iran.

October 30, 2019 | News

Cuba awards additional contract to RZD

CUBA Union Railways (UFC) has awarded a three-year contract worth €92m to RZD International to provide additional assistance to UFC to develop a master plan and upgrade the network.

October 4, 2019 | Central/South America

RZD signs $US 2bn contract to upgrade Cuban railways

THE president of Cuba’s Council of State and Ministers, Mr Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez, and Russia’s prime minister, Mr Dmitry Medvedev, signed a $US 1.88bn 10-year contract on October 3 for Russian Railways (RZD) to upgrade more than 1000km of the Cuban rail network.

January 28, 2019 | Locomotives

Transmashholding wins Cuban locomotive order

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) and Cuban import agency Tradex have signed a contract for the supply of 23 type LDE-2500 diesel-electric locomotives.

November 2, 2018 | Freight

Cuban Railways orders 837 wagons from Russia

CUBAN Railways (UFC) signed a contract worth around €48m with RM Rail, Russia, for 837 freight wagons at this week’s Havana trade fair.

November 22, 2017 | Locomotives

Russian diesel locomotives delivered to Cuba

JUST in time for the celebration of the 180th anniversary of Cuban Railways, which took place on November 19, the first seven class TGM8KM diesel locomotives for Cuban Union Railways (UFC) completed their journey to the island from Russia.

September 22, 2017 | Central/South America

TMH to supply 28 DMUs to Cuban Railways

TRANSMASHHOLDING, Russia, announced on September 21 that it has signed a contract with Cuban import agency Tradex for 28 four-car DMUs for Cuban Union Railways (UFC).

June 6, 2017 | Locomotives

Sinara hands over first TGM8KM locomotive for Cuban Railways

SINARA Transport Machines (STM) handed over the first class TGM8KM diesel hydraulic locomotive for Cuban Railways Union Railways (UFC) at its plant in Lyudinovo, Russia, on May 30.

March 27, 2017 | Rolling stock

Cuba evaluates lightweight railbus

RUSSIAN manufacturer Muromteplovoz has built the prototype of a new railbus design for minor branch lines in Cuba.

March 13, 2017 | Central/South America

Cuban network modernisation plans revealed

CUBAN authorities and Russian Railways (RZD) announced further details of a plan to upgrade Cuba's railway network on March 8 following the conclusion of a study conducted by RZD International.

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