RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) says design work could begin by the end of this year on the 790km Moscow – Kazan section of the proposed 1600km Moscow – Yekaterinburg high-speed line.
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of 350 four-axle electric locomotives with Siemens and its Russian joint venture partner Sinara.
RUSSIA's Finance Ministry has announced proposals to cut subsidies for long-distance train services and divert the funding to investment in aviation.
BMZ Bryansk, a subsidiary of Transmashholding (TMH), Russia, has awarded a contract to Wärtsilä TMH Diesel Engine Company (WTEC) for 12 Wärtsilä 20L generating sets for installation in series TEM 18B diesel shunters.
A trial run of the first train in Russia to use new double-deck coaches was successfully carried out by Russian Railways' (RZD) Federal Passenger Company (FPC) subsidiary in Murmansk region on February 20.
ALSTOM and its Russian partner Transmashholding (TMH) are carrying out static and dynamic tests on the first 2ES5 double-unit electric locomotive for Russian Railways (RZD) at TMH's Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NVEZ) in southwest Russia.
THE Russian Railway Research Institute (VNIIZhT) has signed a supplementary agreement with Talgo to define the services it will provide during the project to develop Talgo passenger coaches for use on 1520mm-gauge infrastructure.
RUSSIA's Ministry of Transport says construction could begin on the country's first high-speed lines within a year, allowing commercial services to start in time for the 2018 soccer World Cup.
THE inaugural passenger services with Desiro Rus emus built by Siemens for Russian Railways (RZD) commenced on Wednesday following a ceremony at Moscow Station in St Petersburg.
BELARUSSIAN Railways (BC), in partnership with Russian Railways (RZD), has launched a pilot project to trial paperless processing of some cross-border railfreight services between the two countries.