United Wagon Company to partner with PRO//Motion.1520 international forum

Research and production corporation “United Wagon Company”, the leading manufacturer of new generation railcars in the 1,520-mm gauge area, is supporting the PRO//Motion.1520, an international transport and logistics forum, to be held in Sochi on October 1-3, 2018.

PRO//Motion.1520 is a major event for transport sector of Russia and the CIS. It marks Russian Railways’ 15th anniversary and offers a new platform for representatives of business, government and the expert and investment communities to meet and discuss the key challenges facing the industry today. Delegates will discuss development directions and algorithms to optimize and modernize market processes on a mutually beneficial basis.

United Wagon Company is supporting a strategic session, “PRO Future Machinery and Equipment: What Will Be Used to Transport Freights?”, to be held on October 2 as part of the Forum. The session participants will debate the future of railway transport: what will tomorrow’s rolling stock look like, when will the transition to digital technologies take place, and how will lifecycle contracts for repair and maintenance be organized? The discussion will also consider new control systems that can enhance safety and reliability of the transportation process, and examine the objectives of RZD’s long-term development programme until 2025.

For more information, please see the official website of PRO//Motion.1520.