Russia: 113 tons of wheat were loaded into a hopper wagon during operation, which could be a world record. The railcar by UWC includes 2 bodies, however, it was also designed for a 25-t axle load.
Russia: For the planned increase in the freight cars production, KAVAZ joined the labor productivity growth national project, creates a car digital twin, and testing laboratories were merged on the basis of the parent company.
Russia: The plant's workload may grow stronger on the back of expected new order volumes. At the same time, the company faces restrictions related to the tapered rolling bearings supply.
Russia: Ural Locomotives received EU certificate for the relevant assembly technology, and also initiated the development of a domestic standard as part of the UIRE standardization program.
Russia: TEEMP supercapacitors as part of the automatic engine start-stop system are annually installed on 200 diesel locomotives of the national railway company.
Russia: The largest rolling stock manufacturer in Russia has published its 2021 financials. Amid negative economic effects caused by the coronavirus pandemic and inflation, the holding managed to end the year with a profit.
In the last five years, Sinara Transport Machines (STM) has supplied in total 81 locomotives of ТGМ8А and TGM8KM modifications to several foreign customers.
Russia: The company, together with RZD, has completed testing of computer vision systems for shunting locomotives. It received the necessary permits for launching into mass production.
Russia: Auxiliary converter was developed by KSC for metro trains, which are planned to be purchased from TMH for St. Petersburg. It is also planned to create such components for electric trains and locomotives.
