Ukrainian Railways is planning to launch 18 new routes to European countries. Additionally, the company will seek to restore and build new multimodal container terminals throughout Ukraine. The company’s board chairman, Yevhen Lyashchenko, made the announcement during a briefing in early April. Ukrainian Railways will present the routes in September 2024. Lyashchenko states that the…
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Ukrainian Railways scale-up rolling stock production
Ukrainian Railways is ready to take the next step in its in-house production of rail components. According to Daniil Hlushchenko, deputy director of production in the Ukrainian company, European-style grain trucks and universal freight cars suitable for use as covered cars and grain trucks are the next items on the menu. Ukrainian Railways started in-house […]
Ukrainian Railways to start building variable gauge grain hoppers
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) built an in-house hopper wagon with variable gauge. “It is intended for the transportation of grain and other loose food cargo”, the company said. This is the first time UZ ventured into such an initiative. “Next, we plan to put such wagons (the new hoppers) into serial production” said Yevhen Lyashchenko, chairman […]