РЖД усовершенствуют перевозку животных после инцидента с котом Твиксом

Following the incident with the cat named Twix, Russian Railways (RZD) intends to make changes to the rules for transporting animals. Deputy General Director of the company, Ivan Kolesnikov, announced this during a speech at a round table in the State Duma.

According to the proposed changes, all information about the animal being transported on the train will now be displayed on the conductor's mobile device. This will allow for more effective control of the process and prevent similar incidents in the future.

The initiative is also supported by FPC, a subsidiary of Russian Railways. During the discussion in the State Duma, the company's General Director, Vladimir Pyastolov, emphasized that the corresponding changes will take time.

The essence of the initiative is to provide the possibility of more detailed tracking of transported animals. Currently, such data is not displayed in the company's documents, but according to the plans, all information about the animal will be visible on the conductor's mobile device.

Kolesnikov noted that the company is already working on updating information systems, which will take time. However, thanks to this change, conductors will be able to accurately determine what animal is in their car. This will also allow passengers to be warned about neighbors with animals when buying tickets, taking into account possible allergies and other situations.

As a reminder, the incident with Twix the cat occurred on the Yekaterinburg - St. Petersburg train. The cat, having escaped from its carrier, was mistakenly taken for a stray and released onto the platform by the conductor at a station in Kirov. Later, volunteers found the cat dead. According to Russian Railways rules, a pet must be transported in specially designated cars. When buying a ticket online, they are marked with a "paw" icon.

As a rule, a fee is charged for the transportation of small pets, such as dogs, cats, and birds, on long-distance trains. The amount of this fee is determined by the rules of the specific carrier and may vary depending on the class of service and other conditions. At the same time, when paying for all seats in a compartment, a special rule applies: no additional fee is charged for the transportation of small pets.

To exclude the possibility of recurrence of such incidents in the future, changes have been made to the documents regulating the transportation of pets on long-distance trains of JSC "FPC". Now conductors will be prohibited from disembarking animals from the train. If an animal is found, it must be handed over to employees at stopping points with a call to representatives of animal welfare organizations.

At the end of last year, Russian Railways launched a test mode to present a QR code on "Gosuslugi" instead of a regular ticket. Now all conductors have special terminals with a database of passengers. Therefore, in 99% of cases, passengers only present their passport, and a printout of tickets is not required. The company also concluded an agreement with the developers of Astra Linux on import substitution of software in Russian Railways.