Who will have to write off more grain carriers in the next seven years?
Ukrzaliznytsia has presented a wagon renewal program for the next seven years.
Wagons repair
1396 freight cars were built in Ukraine in 9 months
From January to September 2021, Ukrainian car builders produced 1,396 units of rolling stock.
For 9 months UZ has repaired more than 15,000 freight cars
For three quarters of 2021 Ukrzaliznytsia carried out repairs of 15.2 thousand freight cars, spending 1.4 billion UAH on this.
A car repair plant may be opened in Smela
By the end of 2021 or 2022, in Smela (Cherkasy region), on the basis of the Smelyansky machine-building plant, it is planned to open a new enterprise - a car repair plant.
FRU calls on government to ban the operation of wagons with expired service life
The Federation of Employers of Ukraine and car builders urge the government and the Ministry of Infrastructure to speed up the decision to ban the operation of freight cars with expired service life.
More than 3.5 thousand freight wagons were repaired on the Odessa railway in six months
For six months of 2021, 3 thousand 568 freight wagons were repaired in the wagon depots of the regional branch "Odessa Railway" of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia".
Only 66 wagons were manufactured in Ukraine in February
Only 66 wagons were manufactured in Ukraine in February
VLRD will supervise the wagon fleet of AB ORLEN Lietuva
VLRD will supervise the wagon fleet of AB ORLEN Lietuva
The Russian Federation has banned the import of wagon casting and railway wheels from Ukraine
The Russian Federation has banned the import of wagon casting and railway wheels from Ukraine
Rail Cargo Hungaria invests in noise reduction
Rail Cargo Hungaria is investing HUF 1.5 billion (EUR 4.3 million) to modernize its freight wagons with silent braking systems, informs railway magazine Railway Supply with a link to the company's website.
KVSZ reduced production of freight wagons in 2020
Kryukov Railway Car Building Works (KVSZ) reduced the production of freight cars in 2020 by 70% compared to 2019 - to 1569 units. In December 2020, the enterprise produced only 13 wagons, in November - 99 wagons, reports Railway Supply magazine referring to GMK Center.
New design of a railway wheel from a Kazakh manufacturer
In December 2020, the acceptance committee had assessed the test results of solid-rolled wheels with a curved disc made of grade 2 steel for innovative freight cars manufactured by Prommashkomplekt LLP, reports railway magazine «Railway Supply» referring to the manufacturer's website.
