CJSC TMH B (TMH representation in the Baltics, Poland and Finland) has entered into agreement with JSC Lithuanian Railways (LG) for supply of twenty TEM TMH shunting locomotives. Delivery of TEM TMH locos shall be commenced at the end of January this year, further the customer will get one loco
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Transmashholding will seliver twenty TEM TMH shunting locomotives to Lithuanian Railways
RZD plans to investment RUB 28.1 bn in modernisation and rail capacity expansion projects for Sverdlovsk Railway, its subsidiary. This year the budget was reduced due to the government decision on zero tariff indexation for natural monopolies (RUB 29.3 bn in 2013).* Among the projects listed: the reconstruction of railway
Audit Reveals Flaws in Russian Railways Project Planning
Auditors see billions of dollars worth of possible savings in the financial plan of two Russian Railways development projects — the Trans-Siberian and the Baikal–Amur railroads, Kommersant reports. According to RZD, this is the largest infrastructure project the Russian state supports in the amount of 260 billion rubles, including 150 billion rubles from the National Welfare Fund. Currently, the total
In 2013, according to preliminary data, Georgian Railways’s net income from railway freight transportation and associated activities increased with GEL 28m (approx. EUR 11.6m), though transported volumes of cargo went down (the decrease was mainly caused by the decrease in dry cargo transportation by 17.4 %, which in its turn was due to
MARATHON (MAke RAil The HOpe for protecting NatureE) – first tests
SNCF, RFF and intermodal operator Kombiverkehr operated a 1.5km long freight train on January 18 between Sibelin(Lyon) to Nimes, as part of Europe’s Marathon project to operate longer freight trains. The test put into trial operation two Alstom electric powered locomotives provided by Akeim. How Marathon Works? “Marathon project intends to enhance network
Belarus and China to set up trade and logistics center
Belarus and China agreed to set up a joint trade and logistics center, Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said in an interview with China Daily in Beijing, BelTA has learnt. “We have agreed with Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang to set up
Objective of the consultation This targeted stakeholder consultation is addressed to enterprises active in the transport and logistics sector and to organisations and public administrations related to that sector. The purpose of this consultation is to provide input to an evaluation of the EU approach to jobs and working conditions across transport modes announced
Russian Railways:1.081 billion passengers and 1.2369 billion tons of freight in 2013
According to the latest figures, the Russian Railways’ network carried 1.0808 billion passengers in 2013, an increase of 2.1% on 2012. Long-distance passenger numbers were down to 110.7 million passengers, a decline of 5%, while suburban commuters were up 3% to 970.1 million. Passenger turnover on the Russian Railways’ infrastructure
Belarusian Railways will discuss the prohibition to load the wagons, which are owned by the CIS and Baltic states, with OAO Russian Railways, BelTA learned from Ivan Voitekhovich, Head of the Transportation Service of Belarusian Railways. Russian Railways introduced the prohibition in late December 2013. Ivan Voitekhovich said: “We are
Dialogue with the Romanian company GRAMPET on the privatization of the HŽ Cargo have not been finished yet
The Croatian Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure stated for Think Railways that the dialogues with the Romanian company GRAMPET on the privatization of the HŽ Cargo have not been finished yet. As agreed during the last round of dialogues in December last year, their continuation is expected this or next