INTERVIEW
Speed traffic to the East: expensive but promising
28.02.2010 (20:59)
By the end of last year Russia had got its first high-speed railway line. Thus, in December 2009, the first stage for a high-speed passenger service between Moscow and St. Petersburg was completed. The next stages are: Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod, as well as starting traffic on the route between St Petersburg and Helsinki. Valentin Gapanovich, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer of Russian Railways JSC, tells us where else high-speed routes will appear.
Fashion trends for heavy trains
04.02.2010 (18:35)
It is a surprise, but the current worldwide engineering industry does not engage its own manufacturers in designing new trains. It is outsourcing special companies. The French Alstom differs from others in this sense. Xavier Allard, Manager of Alstom Transport Design Department, tells us about the problems and trends in this engineering sector, and also how the "Allegro" design was created.
In the new year with fleet renewed
25.01.2010 (11:54)
The first stage of the locomotive fleet upgrading program will be completed on the Yakutia Railways (ZHDYA) in the first quarter of 2010. Shuhrat Tashpulatov, Head of The ZHDYA Locomotive Facilities Department, is sharing his plans to renew ZHDYA's traction rolling stock.