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September delivery for Serbian DMU

2011-08-15T04:00:00Z

SERBIA: National railway ZS expects to take delivery of the first of 12 two-car diesel multiple-units during September, with entry into traffic by the end of the year. Transmashholding will deliver the remaining 11 units from its Metrovagonmash plant near Moscow during 2012. Inspecting the first unit at the factory ...

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Serbian Railways restructured

2011-06-06T10:02:00Z

SERBIA: The government formally converted Serbian Railways into a joint stock company 100% owned by the state on May 26. ZS is now a holding company for four subsidiaries which are responsible for infrastructure, property, passenger operations & rolling stock maintenance and freight operations & rolling stock maintenance. Interaction ...

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ZS awards first of three train contracts

2010-03-01T05:00:00Z

SERBIA: ZS has selected Russian firm Metrowagonmash to supply 10 two-car diesel multiple-units for regional and suburban services. These will form the first of three batches of rolling stock being procured to modernise the national railway’s passenger fleet. The order is being partly funded by a ...

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Beograd to buy 30 CAF trams

2009-11-06T14:05:00Z

SERBIA: The city of Beograd signed a €70m contract for 30 CAF Urbos trams on November 3. The purchase will be financed using city funds and a €20m loan from the European Investment Bank. The 100% low-floor unidirectional trams will have five sections, supported on two motor bogies and a ...

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Loan for Serbian Railways train order

2009-05-21T05:00:00Z

SERBIA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development signed a €100m loan agreement with state railway Zeleznice Srbije on May 8. The money will part-fund the purchase of a fleet of around 30 two or three-car electric multiple-units for regional and inter-city services. Tendering is expected to begin in the ...

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International Railway Systems buys Serbian companies

2008-05-13T12:27:00Z

IRS: A controlling interest in Serbian firms MIN Vagonka, MIN Lokomotiva and Specijalna Vozila has been acquired from Friulexport and Upig by International Railway Systems. On May 12 IRS announced it was working with 'a strategic investor' to take a 49% interest in holding company Friulexport, and has an ...

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Serbia signs €57m wagon order

2008-02-27T10:49:00Z

SERBIA: International Railway Systems has been awarded a €57m contract to supply Serbian Railways with 750 wagons by the end of the year. The contract signed on February 21 is funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development. Luxembourg-headquartered IRS said the Eanoss wagons will be produced at ...

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Blue Train and train blues

2008-01-19T06:14:00Z

SERBIA'S Ministry of Defence is to sell a saloon car from the Blue Train, the fleet of luxury rolling stock built for President Tito. The Blue Train was subsequently used by the presidents of Yugoslavia and their state visitors, and in recent years has been available for private charter. ...