Russia: RZD is piloting the world's first large-scale digital railway station at Chelyabinsk-Glavny marshalling yard, integrating diagnostics, planning and operations into one unified digital model to transform train marshalling control.
Russia: RZD TV has aired an extended feature on the pilot project to digitalise the Chelyabinsk-Glavny marshalling yard, under way since 2023. It included a detailed look at the robotic and unmanned solutions being introduced.
Russia: The two-section passenger locomotive started running on the Moscow–St Petersburg line on 21 May, and on its first trip it hauled the Nevsky Express.
Russia: One of the most significant developments of 2025 was the entry into service of T-gauge coaches on the Krasnaya Strela (Red Arrow in English) service. A further rake of the same type entered traffic at the end of March 2026.
Russia: Both parties made an official announcement of the deal, following a February preliminary agreement on the order valued at more than RUB 400 bln (USD 5.2 bln).
Russia: AVP Technology (part of TMH Smart Systems) has installed the obstacle detection system on a 3TE28 diesel loco running Russian Railways' Baikal-Amur Mainline. Trials ran from Tynda-Severnaya servicing depot, under LocoTech.
Russia: Information published following a meeting of the board of directors of Federal Passenger Company reveals that the operator has provisionally approved a deal with the the TMH plant in Tver.
Recent deals and tenders in the track machine market.
Russia: According to Gudok, citing the High-Speed Directorate of the operator, Russian Railways plans to introduce 60 new GoA4 trains of entirely domestic production.