Roslavl Railcar Plant to Supply Georgian Railway With 200 Freight Railcars Under a $9.6 Million Direct Contract

TBILISI, September 23, 2026 — Georgia's state railway operator Georgian Railway (GR) will purchase 200 new freight railcars from Russia's JSC Roslavl Railcar Repair Plant (RRRP) in the Smolensk region under a direct procurement contract worth $9.6 million excluding VAT. The contract terms were published on the website of the Georgian State Procurement Agency and reported by the Georgian business publication bm.ge; the rolling stock must be delivered within 60 calendar days of signing.

Contract terms at a glance

The direct procurement agreement sets out the commercial and technical obligations of the Russian manufacturer in full:

• Scope: 200 new freight railcars for Georgian Railway.
• Price: $9.6 million excluding VAT.
• Delivery: within 60 calendar days from the moment the agreement is signed.
• Payment: in Russian rubles at the exchange rate set by the National Bank of Georgia on the day of signing the act of acceptance and transfer of the goods.
• First major overhaul: no earlier than after four years or 350,000 km of operation, whichever period comes first.
• Warranty: the manufacturer is responsible for fulfilling the obligations envisaged by the warranty and for reimbursing the corresponding expenses in the event of factory defects.

From failed tenders to a direct contract

The direct procurement route was chosen after Georgian Railway's repeated attempts to buy freight railcars through open tenders failed to produce a supplier.

Tender attempts that ended without a winner

1. October 2023 — tender declared unsuccessful.
2. December 2023 — tender declared unsuccessful.
3. February 2026 — tender declared unsuccessful.
4. July 2026 — tender declared unsuccessful.

According to bm.ge, the tenders were declared unsuccessful due to the absence of bids or the disqualification of participants. The September 2026 direct procurement with the Roslavl plant closes this procurement cycle and gives the Georgian operator a single contracted supplier for the batch.

Part of Georgia's $1.7 billion railway modernization

The 200-car order fits into a broader investment program. In April 2026 the Georgian government announced a large-scale modernization of the country's railway with investments of $1.7 billion until 2036. The program plans the purchase of 50 new locomotives and 1,500 new railcars, so the Roslavl contract represents an early tranche of the rolling-stock renewal rather than a one-off deal.

About the Roslavl plant's product line

The Roslavl Railcar Repair Plant has been producing railcars since the early 1990s, starting with tank cars for transporting petroleum products. Its serial production range has since expanded:

• Since 2006 — gondola cars produced serially.
• Since 2012 — platforms for transporting large-capacity containers and universal platforms.
• Since 2013 — platforms for transporting timber and tank cars for transporting vegetable oils.

This production history explains why the plant could commit to a 60-day delivery window for a 200-car freight order: the contracted rolling stock belongs to types the enterprise has built serially for years, from gondola cars to specialised platforms and tank cars.

Company and contacts

JSC Roslavl Railcar Repair Plant (RRRP) is a railcar manufacturer based in Roslavl, Smolensk region, Russia. The contract terms above were published on the website of the Georgian State Procurement Agency and reported by bm.ge and Interfax on September 23, 2026 (TBILISI, Sept 23, Interfax).

Contacts: procurement documentation of the Georgian State Procurement Agency as cited by bm.ge and Interfax; no direct company contacts were published with the report.

Website: https://www.rvrz.ru/