Company news
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United Wagon Company’s fleet has reached 10,000 cars
The UWC’s fleet has reached 10,000 freight cars. The jubilee car is an innovative grain hopper produced by Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant (managed by UWC). This car is equipped with Barber bogies with a 25 tf axle load and has a capacity increased up to 76.5 t and over its 32 years’ service life.
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Science and Engineering Research Council at the United Wagon Company
Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) was established at the United Wagon Company. The Council will be in charge of generation of basic lines for the company innovative activity development, scientific and technical policy for new generation rolling stock production, including heavy haul on the space of 1520 mm gauge.
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Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant has implemented automated quality control system
Automated process control system for Barber bogie castings manufacturing was developed at Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant. The system has not comparable to it has been used in Russia.
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UNITED WAGON COMPANY AND ZAPSIB-TRANSSERVICE HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON 1,000 GONDOLAS SUPPLY
Operating lessor RAIL1520 (managed by United Wagon Company, UWC) will provide a railroad operator ZapSib-Transservice with 1,000 gondolas equipped with innovative Barber bogies under a long-term operative lease contract.
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United Wagon Company and VRK-1 have signed an agreement on long-term cooperation
United Wagon Company and Wagon Repair Company 1 have signed an agreement for long-term cooperation in the field of service maintenance of innovative freight cars equipped with Barber bogie with axle load of 23.5 and 25 t.
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United Wagon Company and Mogilev Carriage Works have signed a strategic partnership agreement
United Wagon Company and Mogilev Carriage Works have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The production cooperation provides manufacture of Barber bogie and freight cars equipped with the bogies, prototype test, certification and implementation of innovative products in the territory of Belarus and Russia.
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United Wagon Company and Tatravagonka launch freight car casting production plant
United Wagon Company and Tatravagonka a.s. have launched a JV Railway Casted Components a.s. (RCC) to produce Barber bogie heavy castings for rolling stock designed for 1520 mm gauge.
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UWC supplies the Acron Group with 400 hopper cars for transporting mineral fertilizers
Leasing company RAIL1520 and rail operator Acron-Trans (Acron Group) have signed a contract for delivery of 400 hopper cars for transporting mineral fertilizers equipped with innovative Barber bogies.
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UWC and Kamkor Wagon have signed an agreement for maintenance services
United Wagon Company and Kamkor Wagon have signed an agreement for maintenance services for new generation freight cars equipped with Barber bogie in Kazakhstan.
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United Wagon Company joins the Association of American Railroads
United Wagon Company (UWC) has joined the Association of American Railroads (AAR) that unites the largest manufacturers of rolling stock, machinery equipment and owners of railway infrastructure in North America.