Russia: Also at the end of 2021, the locomotive produced by the Lyudinovo Diesel Locomotive Plant got the EAEU certificate. Gazpromtrans will carry out pilot industrial operation of TEMG1 on its railway line in Orenburg region.
Russia: Proposals that will pass the competitive selection will be considered by the company for trial operation with the prospect of purchase.
In 1957, the Soviet Union ordered a series of 50 electric locomotives from the Alstom plant in France. This demand surfaced the necessity to master AC traction.
Russia: Such plans were presented by the First Deputy CEO of Russian Railways Vadim Mikhailov. Meanwhile, the company is now discussing the possibility of raising funds from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to increase the purchases volume.
Austria: The short list was formed by the international analytical company StartUs Insights. It included two companies from Russia and one from Germany, the USA and India.
Russia: Hydrogen fuel cells, powerful Li-Ion batteries and synthetic fuel have supplemented the list of the technologies previously approved by the Russian Government for concluding of the Special Investment Contracts (SPIC).
Russia: The company, which is a part of Uralvagonzavod, has produced motors for the PK Transport Systems (PK TS) trams, and has also finished pre-series contactors for electric locomotives. All products have entered the market this year.
EAEU: A new technical regulation, numbered TR EAEU 052/2021, was approved by Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Council and will come into force in January 2025.
Russia: RZD has prepared more than 1,200 units of snow-plow and snow-removing machines to ensure the stable network operation in winter. At the same time, a new rolling stock is being created by Tulazheldormash, RPM Group and Transmash.