Ukrzaliznytsia loses daily tons of grain and ore through leaky cars

Products on tens of thousands of hryvnia simply crumble during transportation.

Ukrzaliznytsia is on the brink of a manmade disaster, because the carrier is no longer able to meet its transport commitments. Over the last few years the number of cars has decreased tenfold, and the workers have very little – in good condition less than 10 thousand, says the story TSN.19:30.

The first sounded the alarm grain producers, followed by the Steelworkers. Through the hole in the floor product just poured out of cars on the road. The lack of cars creates a surprise to the manufacturers of the queue in the execution of orders. Due to supply disruptions Ukraine loses billions in profits.

On the brink of disaster: a freight wagons “Ukrzaliznytsia” are in critical condition

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The Ukrainian carrier is no longer able to meet its transport commitments. Over the last few years the number of cars has decreased tenfold. Less than ten thousand freight cars, more or less in good condition. The first sounded the alarm grain producers. Followed by metallurgy and others. Due to supply disruptions Ukraine loses billions in profits.

Grain trader Vladyslav Demchyk work in Ukraine for an American company. Over the ocean, happy to buy the grain and corn. To Ukrzaliznytsia, they have a few questions. In addition to the lack of wagons and complain to the disappearance of goods. “The question arises, how it disappears ton, two, three tons. For example, corn. Each car can hold 65 tons of corn. Sometimes the loss of 3-4 tons, sometimes more. The cost of a ton of corn – 4500 hryvnia,” – he says.

Because of the state of cars suggests the conclusion that the goods disappear not because of the theft, and just escape through the hole. Old cars hastily patch the wood and blow out with foam. The new management of Ukrzaliznytsia first time in many years started to allocate significant funds for the repair of old cars and I even planned to buy in next year plan to build a thousand new cars. But this is not enough, says Director of the center for transport strategies Sergey Vovk. He is confident that the production of Ukrainian cars will encourage other sectors of the economy. “It gives not only earn the railroad. This gives the possibility to run largely the production cycle. Because in order to release the carriage works carriage works, a plant for production of castings, a plant for the production of wheels, working steel mills that need to produce steel,” he explained.

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MP and part-time President of the Ukrainian agrarian Confederation Leonid Kozachenko said that Ukraine has three operational factories-manufacturers of cars. You have to download them, otherwise they will disappear. “There were five, now three, and it is unknown whether more exist if they a year will stand, not work. Wear cars we have today is about 80%. For the number of cars – it should be somewhere in 5 years of operation with a full load of all our plants,” – said the MP.

Five years ago, all the Ukrainian factories produced more than 30 thousand cars a year. Some of them gave railway part sold abroad. In the past year produced only 500 cars on three.

The TSN reporter Dmitry Svyatenko

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