Freight Wagons Held Half the Sales in 2018, Passenger Rolling Stocks Growing Rapidly Fact.MR study finds that among different types of rolling stocks, freight wagons accounted for nearly half the rolling stocks sold in 2018. Freight wagons form an important connection between railway transportation and different logistics services. As railway freight transport is being embraced by national governments, efforts are underway to improve the efficiency of freight wagons. The global rail market is witnessing larger tender procurements by manufacturers to supply new and efficient fright wagons. For instance, Russia’s RM Rail signed an agreement with Iran’s MSA Company for construction of 1000 freight wagons in June 2018. Indian Railways also set out a tender for 22,000 freight wagons in June 2018. Ukrainian Railways passed a US$ 260 million tender for purchase of gondola wagons, freight wagons and self-discharging cars in January 2018.