Russia: On 3 December, the first trainset with 10 double-deck coaches hauled by the renewed dual-system EP20 electric locomotive departed from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod.
Russia: The TMH plant in Tver has proved the compliance of the refurbished 61-4492 coach with the TR CU 001/2011 certificate.
Russia: The relevant Memorandum for five years was signed between TMH and the Federal Passenger Company (FPC, part of Russian Railways, RZD) within the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Russia: The national passenger rail services operator purchased almost 2,700 coaches in 2017-2021. The company plans to spend other $720 mln USD on the new coaches procurement in the next 3 years.