The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company and the Newag group (Poland) signed a memorandum of cooperation on upgrade of Ukrainian locomotives on Wednesday, 17 August. The document was signed by Ukrzaliznytsia’s Board Chairman Wojciech Balczun, Ukrzaliznytsia board member Oleksandr Buzhor, and Newag’s President Zbigniew Konieczek.
According to Ukrzaliznytsia, the parties agreed to study the issue of creation of traction rolling stock and implementation of solutions for its modernization. Specific tasks will be performed under separate contracts. The next cooperation step will be consultation by technical experts.
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During the meeting, Balczun noted that Ukrzaliznytsia has already signed a number of memoranda with international manufacturers of locomotives and continues to study proposals from companies. One of the main requirements to a future partner in locomotive manufacturing is a willingness to use modern technology in the Ukrainian factories, the head of Ukrzaliznytsia said.
The meeting was also attended by Jerzy Miller, a member of the group of strategic advisers to Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko.
