Russian Railways: News

Russia to Build 1st High-Speed Train in 2027 - Company, 07.08.2024.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's first high-speed train will be produced in 2027, connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, Anton Zubikhin, deputy director general at Sinara Group, told Sputnik on Monday.

"The first electric train will be produced in 2027. It will go for certification, so that we receive a conformity certificate in 2028," he said.

Sinara Group's rail transport branch will make 43 electric trains to service a new high-speed rail between Moscow and St. Petersburg, which is currently under construction, Zubikhin said.

State rail company, Russian Railways, signed an agreement with Sinara for the production of two high-speed trains in April. The trains are expected to be delivered by late March 2028, according to the contract.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240708/russia-to-build-1st-high-speed-train-in-2027---company-1119290215.html

Putin announced plans for seamless rail service from the Baltic to the Indian Ocean, 08.04.2024.

The President congratulated railway workers on their professional holiday.

Russia needs to rapidly expand its railway infrastructure, including the development of seamless rail links from the Baltic and the Barents Sea to the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. This was stated by the country's President Vladimir Putin in a video address on Railway Worker's Day.

“Our agenda includes the construction of high-speed highways in connection with the Central Transport Hub, the creation of international logistics corridors, the development of the Azov-Black Sea transport route, and the organization of the so-called seamless railway connection from the Baltic and the Barents Sea to the coast of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean,” he said.

The development of the industry must be carried out "at a new technological level" based on the needs of the future, creating a reserve "for decades to come," the president noted. Now the railway workers are faced with the task of further modernizing the BAM and the Trans-Siberian Railway. These highways, Putin pointed out, must operate in conjunction with the Northern Sea Route (NSR), "with such promising projects as the Northern Latitudinal Passage, with access to Arctic ports."

Such tasks will be implemented thanks to the knowledge, experience, and focus on results of the industry's workers, the President is confident. He also thanked all railway workers for their work and dedication.

The list of major projects that the authorities are planning to implement in the next decade, including with the involvement of private investors, includes, for example, such initiatives as the North-South, Dzhubga-Sochi, Northern Sea Route , South-West Chord, and Eastern Polygon transport corridors, for a total of over 5.6 trillion rubles, Vedomosti wrote earlier. It is also planned to launch two of the five parts of the high-speed rail network - the entire Moscow-St. Petersburg HSR and sections of the future Moscow-Yekaterinburg HSR-2. The total investment in the HSR network is estimated at 10.8 trillion rubles.

Putin launched the construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed railway on March 14. The new line will be 680 km long. Trains will travel at speeds of 200 to 400 km per hour, which will reduce travel time between Moscow and St. Petersburg to 2 hours 15 minutes.

On June 6, the government approved a decree on the construction of the country's first high-speed railway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

https://www.vedomosti.ru/business/news/2024/08/04/1053735-planah-besshovnogo-zhd-soobscheniya

This is a fascinating thread with a lot of info that is analysed. The Poster know his stuff. This is the conclusion.

https://x.com/Prune602/status/1820237131148673325

Prune60
@Prune602
Thread:

Russian Railways Loading is in decline

It’s worse than during 2020 and it’s likely worse than you might think.

Let me explain…




Could be locos failing after bad maintenance since it was privatised in 2013 or maybe https://www.railway.supply/en/there-is-a-shortage-of-bearings-for-wagons-of-russian-railways/

Also note that this came out today. Prune60's comment is that it is something else. The Sushko poster is Ukrainian!

Igor Sushko
@igorsushko
Russian Railways deputy head Sergei Kobzev told his subordinates the situation is critical: complete collapse of the entire railroad network in Russia could happen in days.
Railroad chiefs ordered to work to the limit and threatened with dismissal and execution for failure.

I did say that Susko is Ukrainian. So ignore that part of the post but he has now uploaded an audio.

Are the analytical posts of Prune60 being disputed? They seem to be based on official RR data. 

These are Prune's latest comments, as he says he doesn't know what the Susko clain is based on.

https://x.com/Prune602/status/1820539506774433809

caveat emptor wrote:

no idea why you're posting your daily dick measurements here...

My random idea to compliment rail freight/travel across Russia's vast expanses:-

Huge airships.
Ok but "strong winds will **** them up" u say.

Simple, cover the skin with very small ultralightweight wind power generators.
It wouldn't be something stupid like "windmills". They could be a variation on the bladeless generators.
Extra power could be from traditional methods or via solar panels on the skin.

Extreme winds? Make them semi-collapsable.

Airships would also be good to transport military equipment between regions.
Or high up as early warning radar stations.