Ukrainian Railways grows early-year freight transportation by 30 per cent

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has achieved year-on-year success by growing its freight transportation by 30 per cent. The growth concerns freight volumes in the period of January to May. At 57 per cent, export volumes grew even more. The total transported volume of freight in the first five months of 2024 amounted to 75,4 million tonnes.…

Ukrainian Railways to start building variable gauge grain hoppers

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) built an in-house hopper wagon with variable gauge. “It is intended for the transportation of grain and other loose food cargo”, the company said. This is the first time UZ ventured into such an initiative. “Next, we plan to put such wagons (the new hoppers) into serial production” said Yevhen Lyashchenko, chairman […]