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Russia’s largest freight operator subject to a “soft nationalisation”

Guest authors
August 20, 2024
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Management of Freight One, Russia’s largest rail freight operator, is falling into the hands of the state-owned VTB Bank. As the state bank takes over…

Russian rail faces collapse after Ukraine’s Kursk invasion

Guest authors
August 15, 2024
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Ukraine’s surprise invasion of the Russian Kursk region has not left the latter’s rail untouched. The attack led to rail congestion in the area, and…

Russia’s railway to Ukraine is already complete

Marco Raimondi
August 5, 2024
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Russia reportedly already completed a railway running from Rostov-on-Don, in the country’s southwest, to Mariupol, in the Ukrainian territory currently occupied by the Kremlin. “This…

Putin announced plans for a railway corridor from Baltic to Indian Ocean

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 5, 2024
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The INSTC could cut transit times from around 45 days (via the Suez Canal) to about 25 days, while also reducing freight costs by up to 30%.

Wagon surplus the apple of discord between RZD and other market players

Nikos Papatolios
July 30, 2024
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The Russian railway network appears to be under pressure due to a wagon surplus hindering operations. Russian Railways (RZD) claims that around 220.000 extra wagons…

404 error: locomotives in Russia not found

Nikos Papatolios
July 29, 2024
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Reports from earlier this year concerning a straining situation in the Russian rail freight market due to locomotive shortages are confirmed. Dmitry Pegov, deputy general…

Russian Cargo Ship Hits Train Bridge Supplying Crimea

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 29, 2024
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A vintage Russian cargo ship sailing on the Don River at Rostov-on-Don hit a vital train bridge that is used to supply Crimea.

Low freight volumes: Russian Railways loses up to 50 billion rubles

Guest authors
May 24, 2024
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Freight volumes on the Russian rail network keep falling. Russian Railways (RZD) likely incurred a 50 billion ruble loss due to the decline over the first months of 2024. The trend is unlikely to reverse soon. For the past seven months, freight volumes on the Russian rail network have been in decline. According to Forbes.ru,…

Drone Attack Derails Russian Freight Train

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 17, 2024
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A drone strike this week derailed a Russian freight train, burning a tank car and leaving others strewn across the line in what looks like the first ever successful drone attack on a train.

Freight train derails in Russia due to ‘interference’, officials say

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 14, 2024
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The Russian Railways said that according to preliminary information, there were no injuries and the train traffic in the area of the Kotluban station is […]