RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has begun testing the first of 38 Siemens Desiro Rus emus ordered by Russian Railways for expanded rail services in the Sochi region during the Winter Olympic and Paralympic games in 2014.
Russian private freight operator Globaltrans' purchase of the railway assets of mining company Metalloinvest reflects the increasing liberalisation of the Russian freight market, as chairman Alexander Eliseev (pictured) explains to Kevin Smith.
BEARING manufacturer SKF has opened a new railway test centre in Russia at its Tver railway bearing factory near Moscow.
MORE than Roubles 7bn ($US 240.3m) is to be invested this year by Russian Railways (RZD) to modernise stations in the Moscow area. Of this, Roubles 4.3bn will be spent on Moscow's main stations.
RUSSIA's prime minister, Mr Vladimir Putin, together with the president of Russia's ICT Group, Mr Alexander Nesis, officiated at the opening of a 250,00m2 freight wagon factory in Tikhvin.
THE Czech subsidiary of OHL Group, Spain, has won a €1.95bn contract to build the 390km Ural Polar railway in northern Russia.
DOMODEDOVO Trans Development (DTD) has revealed ambitious plans for a 214km light rail network that will link Moscow's expanding southern outer suburbs, and connect Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports.