Russian Railways records biggest loading collapse in 15 years

Russian Railways (RZD) has taken its biggest hit of the past 15 years. Freight loading dropped by 4,1 per cent, equivalent to 51 million tonnes. Only a few types of freight managed to grow their loading volumes in the past year.

For comparison, loading dropped by 0,1 per cent in 2023, and in invasion year 2022 it dropped by 3,7 per cent. RZD was initially hoping to load 1…