RUSSIAN Railways (RZD), Gazprom, Transmashholding (TMH) and Sinara signed an agreement on June 17 at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum aimed at increasing the use of natural gas as a fuel for rail transport.
THE first of a new fleet of 160 new metro cars for St Petersburg has been presented to the city's governor Mr Georgy Poltavchenko by Transmashholding (TMH) at the SmartTransport exhibition, which is being held in the city this week.
THE first of 37 Budapest metro trains being refurbished by Transmashholding subsidiary Metrowagonmash was presented to Budapest Transport Company (BKV) at the company's plant in Russia on May 11.
TRANSMASHHOLDING subsidiary Bryansk Engineering Plant (BMZ) has unveiled a prototype six-axle shunting locomotive for Russian Railways (RZD).
With the sale of its power generation and turbine business to GE at the end of last year, Alstom has been left to focus entirely on its rail activities. Chairman and CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge explains the company's growth strategy to Keith Barrow.
ALSTOM has acquired an additional 25% stake in the Kazakh EKZ joint venture locomotive manufacturer from Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) to become the main shareholder with a 50% holding.
TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) has unveiled a prototype EMU, the EP2D, developed by its Demikhovsky Engineering Plant subsidiary, and will soon undergo dynamic tests at the Railway Research Institute (VNIIZHT) test track in Shcherbinka, near Moscow.
TRANSMASHHOLDING subsidiary Metrovagonmash says it is ready to begin series production of its DP-M DMU after completing the certification process with a four-car prototype train.
ALSTOM confirmed on December 29 that it has concluded the acquisition of an additional 8% stake in Transmashholding (TMH) from Russian Railways (RZD).
RUSSIA's largest suburban rail operator Central Suburban Passenger Company (TSPPK) has awarded Transmashholding subsidiary Demikhovsky Machine Building Plant (DMZ) a contract to supply 35 class ED4M-500 EMUs, which are being procured as part of a Roubles 72bn ($US 1bn) project to introduce passenger services on Moscow's Ring Line.