Ukraine railway news – Page 8
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NewsDonetsk People’s Republic tram rolled out
UKRAINE: Head of the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic Aleksandr Zakharchenko attended the rollout of a tram built at the Donetsk Electrotechnical Plant on August 21. Assembly began in March. The frame and bogies of a Tatra tram were used, and 80% of components came from the DPR, with the ...
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NewsLviv takes delivery of ex-Berlin trams
UKRAINE: The first six of 30 ex-Berlin Tatra KT4D trams that Lviv is purchasing from BVG arrived in the city in late July. Deliveries are due to be completed in October. The total cost of the second-hand trams is €800 000, which is cheaper than one new Elektron tram. ...
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NewsUkrainian Railways locomotives under construction in the USA
UKRAINE: GE Transportation has rolled out the first of 30 TE33A Evolution Series locomotives which it is building for Ukrainian Railways at its plant at Erie in the USA. The final 10% of assembly work as well as painting of the locomotives is to be undertaken in Ukraine under a ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem EMU maintenance contract extended
UKRAINE: Hyundai Rotem’s contract to maintain the 10 nine-car inter-city electric multiple units it supplied to Ukrainian Railways has been extended for a further five years, the Korean company announced on November 22. The extension from 2022 to 2027 is worth 65bn won. The 160 km/h EMUs were ordered in ...
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NewsKharkiv metro inaugurates trainset
UKRAINE: The first new trainset to enter service on the Kharkiv metro since 2004 was inaugurated at Heroiv Pratsi station on Line 2 on August 21, marking 40 years since the opening of the city’s first metro line on August 23 1975. The five-car trainset was built by Kriukov Car ...
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NewsKVSZ’s prototype multiple-units on test in Ukraine
UKRAINE: Rolling stock manufacturer KVSZ has unveiled its prototype DPKr2 diesel multiple-unit in Kyiv, and its first EKr1 Tarpan inter-city electric multiple-unit has entered passenger service with national railway UZ The multiple-units have been developed by KVSZ with the aim of offering domestically-produced passenger rolling stock which could be used ...
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NewsKyiv metro orders 40 cars
UKRAINE: Kyiv metro has signed a contract with Transmashholding subsidiary Metrowagonmash for eight five-car trainsets, it was announced on July 12. The contract value was not disclosed. The 81-717.5М and 81-714.5М cars will be delivered by the end of the year. The interior will feature fire-resistant materials ...
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NewsInter-city EMUs being commissioned for Euro 2012
UKRAINE: National railway UZ has started driver training and commissioning runs with three of the 10 HRCS2 inter-city electric multiple-units being supplied by Hyundai Rotem. The next unit is expected to arrive in mid-May, with the four scheduled to enter revenue service in time for the Euro ...
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NewsGarage van offers discreet transport
UKRAINE: Kriukov Car Building Works has built a van for the secure rail transport of cars used by government officials. One end of the vehicle contains a garage area with a folding hydraulic loading ramp. The other end contains an air-conditioned crew compartment with kitchen and dining ...
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NewsUkrainian Railways to order Korean trainsets
UKRAINE: Visiting South Korea on November 2, Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov announced a provisional agreement for UZ to buy 160 km/h inter-city trainsets from Hyundai-Rotem, as the first step in a programme to renew the national railway’s rolling stock fleet. A protocol signed in Changwon covers ...
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Tracklayers arrive in Ukraine
UKRAINIAN Railways took delivery of two Desec TL 70UZ switch and crossing laying machines at the end of 2007. They have been supplied under UZ’s second contract with the Finnish manufacturer, which followed an international tender backed by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development. The Tracklayers will be ...
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Ukraine orders PESA railbuses
POLISH company PESA has been awarded a contract worth €87·5m to supply 70 Partner diesel railbuses to Ukrainian Railways by the end of 2008. As well as 64 vehicles for passenger services, the order includes six inspection cars. Weighing around 50 tonnes each, the 160 km/h railbuses are based on ...
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Kharkiv metro extends
THIS MONTH is due to see the delivery to Kharkiv metro of the first of 25 additional cars ordered earlier this year from Metrowagonmash of Moscow. Under the agreement signed by General Manager Mikhail Pilipchuk, the cars are due to arrive at the rate of five per month for final ...