
RZD Targets 2017 Cost Reduction of 0.8 B RUB
OAO RZD targets 2017 cost reduction at over 50 B RUB (0.8 B USD), the TASS quotes OAO RZD President Oleg Belozerov. “Our target for the...


RZDStroy Wants to Manufacture MMI Track Machines in Russia
RZDstroy wants to manufacture MMI track machines in Russia, the Interfax reports. The company suggested that Remputmash manufactures...


Sinara’s Gas Turbine Locomotive Allowed for Serial Production
The GT1h-002 gas turbine locomotive is allowed for serial production, the Gudok quotes Sinara Transport Machines. The acceptance tests of...


RZD to Announce a 752 M USD Locomotive Leasing Tender in 2017
OAO RZD is to hold a tender for locomotive leasing in 2017, the Kommersant reports. In case leasing is more attractive than credits and...


Russian Freight Car Fleet: Status and Forecast
RZD’s Central Infrastructure Directorate shared data on freight car life expiry, the RZD-Partner reports. At the present time the Russian...


Moscow Metro to Commission 8 Stations in 2016
By end-2016 Moscow Metro is to commission 8 new stations, the Gudok quotes Moscow Vice Mayor Marat Khusnullin. Three stations will be...


RailTransHolding to Produce Freight Cars in India
The Russian RailTransHolding, Russian Agency for Export Credits and Investments Insurance and Jindal Rail Infrastructure Limited (JRIL)...
Putin Ordered Renewing Crimean Railways’ Rolling Stock Fleet
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an assignment to renew Crimean Railways’ rolling stock fleet by 2020, the Gudok reports. The...


Russia to Manufacture 34,600 Freight Cars in 2016
Russia will manufacture 34,600 freight cars in 2016, the RZD-Partner quotes Stanislav Zolotarev, Altaivagon Deputy General Director for...


Russia to Subsidize Passenger Rail Transport at 800 M USD in 2017
Russian Ministry of Finance plans allocating 49 B RUB (800 M USD) as subsidies to passenger rail transport in 2017, the RZD TV reports....