In a leaked conversation with Russian government officials, Russian Railways’ (RZD) head Oleg Belozerov ordered no less than 100,000 wagons to be removed from the…
Russian Railways (RZD) keeps struggling with a locomotive shortage, reducing its capacity to grow or even maintain its transported freight volumes. Loading has been declining…
Problems on the Russian railway network seem to be persistent and worsening. Reportedly, there are more and more locomotives being left unused, all the while…
Chinese freight trains destined for Russia are facing delays of several weeks. Trains heading to Europe are reportedly being prioritised by Chinese companies because the…
There is not enough space for everybody on Russia’s rail network. The Federal Antimonopoly Agency (FAA) came out in support of a longer fuel prioritisation…
Russian Railways (RZD) has expanded its 20,7 per cent discount on container transportation in open wagons. The move is aimed at decongesting its Far East…
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…
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…