Topic: Rolling stock

Problems on the Russian network Russian rolling stock production shrinks substantially in 2025

Russian industries produced much fewer wagons and locomotives in 2025 compared to 2024. This follows from official data published by statistics agency Rosstat. Russian companies…
Interview NEXRAIL acquires next-gen efficient battery-electric locomotives from Stadler

Locomotive leasing company NEXRAIL has signed an agreement with manufacturer Stadler for up to 200 EURO9000b locomotives. In an interview with RailFreight.com, CEO Luuk von…
Tender ZSSK Cargo wants multi-system locomotives to compete in cross-border rail freight

Slovak national freight operator ZSSK Cargo is procuring 15 Siemens Vectron MS locomotives, with the option of leasing 15 more in the future. The company…
Problems on the Russian network Russia sounds the alarm over locomotives. Could China fill in the gaps?

“The state of the private locomotive fleet in Russia is approaching an emergency.” That is how a representative of the Russia-based ROLLINGSTOCK Agency characterises the…
Business turnaround LTG Cargo Ukraine switches from freight forwarding to rolling stock leasing

The Ukrainian subsidiary of LTG Cargo, Lithuania’s national rail freight operator, is changing its business model. From September onwards, the company will focus on providing…
Oversupply Ukrainian freight wagon industry in crisis: ‘Wagon rental for around 2 euros a day’

There is an immense surplus of freight wagons in Ukraine. Oversupply is leading to incredibly low rental prices, whereas business was highly profitable just a…
Problems on the Russian network Russian wagon production down by a third in April

In the first months of 2025, Russia produced 21,800 freight wagons. That is a reduction of 4.4% compared to the same period in 2024. April…
Protectionism Ukrainian foreign wagons ban primarily affects Baltic and Kazakh owners

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) introduced a ban on the use of foreign-owned wagons in late March. The move seeks to protect domestic owners by removing outside…
European Business Association Ukrainian Railways restricts domestic use of foreign rolling stock, business protests

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has prohibited the use of foreign rolling stock for domestic transportation as per 16 March. Perhaps expectedly, the restriction does not sit…
Problems on the Russian network A bad scenario is taking shape for Russian wagon manufacturers

Russian Railways (RZD) is battling an excess amount of wagons on the rail network. There are now 400,000 too many of them. The operator is…
Rolling stock renewal Serbia Cargo renews fleet with EBRD funds

Serbian national rail freight operator Srbija Kargo (Serbia Cargo) is looking to buy eight diesel locomotives with financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction…
Policy appeal AERRL issues appeal to new EU transport officials

The time for policy appeals is here. All across the board, rail freight parties are signalling their wishes for the future – now also including…