OVER 7000 new coaches, EMU cars and locomotives are to be built for Russian Railways over the next five years, under the terms of a framework agreement reached with Transmash Holding in June.
The agreement was signed by Transmash Chairman Dmitry Komissarov and the then RZD President Gennady Fadeyev. The Governor of Tver region, Dmitry Zelenin, also attended the event, which will guarantee future work flows for the Demikhovo plant. Russia’s largest rolling stock manufacturer has already been selected as local partner to work with Siemens on the planned fleet of high speed trains for RZD (RG 7.05 p388).
Valued at around US$2bn, the new framework agreement provides for supply of up to 4000 air-conditioned inter-city coaches, including sleeping cars, for domestic and international services. Many will be built for 160 km/h operation, but Transmash will also work with RZD on joint development of 200 km/h stock. Demikhovo is currently contracted to build EMUs for suburban and regional services, and the framework contract provides for RZD to order a further 3270 EMU cars between now and 2010.
Transmash is also expected to supply asynchronous-motored electric locomotives; the company is already working with Bombardier on an initial series of 12 Class EP10 locos to be assembled at Novocherkassk next year (RG 4.05 p182).
