Ukrzaliznytsia plans to buy rolling stock from domestic producers
State Railways Administration of Ukraine Ukrzaliznytsia intends to acquire rolling stock from Ukrainian enterprises regardless of their owner, first deputy director general of Ukrzaliznytsia Maksym Blank wrote on his page on Facebook.
According to him, it is planned to procure equipment at Kriukov Car Building Works, repair it at Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv wagon repair plants.
It is planned to buy locomotives from Luhanskteplovoz, and freight cars from Dniprovahonmash or Popasna wagon repair plant. In addition, it is planned to purchase track equipment.
Blank noted that all these companies are in private ownership: some have Russian structures among their shareholders, some - Ukrainian businessmen, namely Kolomoisky, Akhmetov, Yurushev, Tigipko, Zhevaho, etc.
He added that the decision on the appropriate scope of work was made before the new management of Ukrzaliznytsia came.
"I do not see anything corrupt in placing a substantial share of these orders at a single fully running car-repair plant in Ukraine," he said.
Earlier media reported that Ukrzaliznytsia plans in 2014 to spend UAH 865.5 million on car repairs, and Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Zhmerynka wagon plants will participate in tenders.
