Russian railway news – Page 26
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NewsExpanding to exploit an open market
RUSSIA: The country’s second biggest freight operator has announced an IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange. Globaltrans Chief Executive Sergey Maltsev told Andrew Grantham how he views the opportunities presented by market liberalisation.
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RZD adopts long-range development strategy
RUSSIA: An ambitious 25-year plan for the evolution of the Russian rail network was formally adopted on November 24, reports Boris Lukov
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Yakutsk Railway heads for the Lena
Construction work is pressing ahead on the new line through Russia’s Sakha Republic, which is in on course to reach Yakutsk in 2010
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NewsBroad-gauge Velaro fleet relaunches Russia’s high speed programme
Siemens is to supply eight Velaro RUS high speed trains to Russian Railways for services from Moscow to St Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod
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A procurement strategy to transform Russia's motive power
A programme has been launched to develop modern motive power to replace Russia’s ageing traction fleet. Boris Lukov reports on a strategic agreement between Russian Railways and Transmash Holding Group that will see hundreds of new locomotives of up to 14 types delivered over the next five years
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Moscow opens Expo monorail
DEMONSTRATION services began running on Russia’s first monorail on November 20, following the award of an operating certificate earlier in the month. According to Moscow Deputy Mayor Petr Aksenov, revenue service on the 8·6 km elevated line will start early in 2005. Connecting Timiryazevskaya metro station in the north of ...
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Careful revenue management underpins investment programme
With patronage running at record levels, Moscow Metro needs to expand and modernise its network. A continuing fall in state investment is focusing attention on ways to increase revenue through automated fare collection