Tag: locomotive
The General Electric and Bombardier companies intend to test their locomotives in Ukraine. The locomotives will be operated on the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company’s rail networks
The CFTS portal asked top managers of Alstom, Bombardier Transportation, GE Transportation about the Ukrainian railway market, its prospects and problems, as well as their expectations for Ukrzaliznytsia leadership and for the new government.
The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company will invest UAH 5.6 billion in upgrade of rolling stock (purchase of new and upgrade of existing) in 2016.
Japan is interested in creating a joint venture for production of locomotives in Ukraine. Japanese side paid attention to cooperation in the area of seaports.
Ukrainian railroad workers managed to take 12 locomotives, 9 electric locomotives, and one rail bus out of the Crimea before its occupation by Russian troops.
The Alstom company is negotiating with French banks and the government of France on provision of a loan to Ukraine for purchase of new locomotives. Alstom’s development director in Ukraine Igor Vorobiev announced this.
The Alstom company (France) will hold the latest round of negotiations on the possibility of supplying dual-system mainline electric freight locomotives with the management of PJSC Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) on Thursday, 21 January.
Artem Dashkovsky, deputy director of Rail World Ukraine, tells the CFTS on locomotives renewal, private rail business perspectives and Western attitude towards Ukrainian Railways reforming process.
The relevant decision was made at a meeting of Ukrzaliznytsia technical council on 30 September.
Newag and Skinest Ukraine signed a framework agreement for joint modernizing of M62diesel locomotives. Signature took place in Kyiv during an international forum "Polish Business Day".
Germany intends to provide funding for modernization of Ukrainian locomotives. This issue was discussed on 16 November during a visit to the Dnipropetrovsk locomotive plant by a German delegation headed by Hans-Joachim Fuchtel.
Ukrzaliznytsia has placed an order with the Dnipropetrovsk locomotive plant for repair of 85 diesel locomotive sections in 2016.
The Ukrzaliznytsia public joint-stock railway company (PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia) plans to invest about UAH 20 billion in upgrade of rail tracks, railcars, and locomotives in 2016. Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi announced this.
The company is interested in entering the Ukrainian market in the area of production of locomotives and trams.
The PJSC Ukrainska Zaliznytsia, which is currently being created, will purchase freight rolling stock.
Lithuanian Railways donated a modernized 2M62K-1163 mainline locomotive to Ukraine. The locomotive is intended for use on the Lvov railway.
The largest tender, which was won by this company, will generate UAH 27.5 million.
Siemens was not interested to organizing joint production in Ukraine
At the same time, according to Chornenky, Siemens is not interested in organizing joint production in Ukraine.
We refuse to buy directly from China and we are inviting them to launch production here with a maximum number of Ukrainian components