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Russia: Draft contracts worth RUB 4.1 bln ($46.4 mln) have been published on the government procurement portal after the Ust-Katav Car-building Plant, UKCP, emerged as the sole bidder in tenders announced in late 2023.
Russia: Over the next month, the vehicle built by Ural Locomotives, a subsidiary of Sinara–Transport Machines, will undergo tests with an electric traction laboratory that will record its actual tractive effort.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Russia: At the end of December, the first five-car train entered service on a route between Yekaterinburg and the town of Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia. Under the current contract, Russian Railways is to receive 22 such trains, 12 of which in 2023 and 10 this year.
Russia: Recently, social media channels and communities covered the transport of the first train, assembled at the end of last year, from a site of Metrowagonmash to the Aminievskoye depot in Moscow.
Russia: Oleg Toni, deputy general director of Russian Railways, announced plans to introduce an automatic train operation system in rolling stock under development.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Russia: Developed by Rostec’s subsidiary, the Yalamov Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant, the system is to be mounted on the locomotive’s main frame and powered by the on-board network.