Russian Railways (RZD) has assessed the freight car fleet. Their number will reach 1.65 million units by 2028, which is 43% more than the calculated demand.
The issue with the registration of gondola cars has also not been resolved. In this regard, 3.15 thousand units of products are idle on the factory tracks.
At the same time, there are more than 700 railcars on the factory tracks that have been registered, assigned a number, but either have no buyer or no defined purpose of transportation.
The company urged manufacturing plants to stop producing gondola cars and tank cars. As an alternative, they suggested launching the production of hoppers or other specialized railcars.
Railcar manufacturers also received recommendations from RZD. The first is to sell railcars without a number, followed by transporting them as cargo on their own axles, and then registering them by the new owner. The second recommendation involves including a clause in the contract that obliges the future owner to begin the railcar registration process three months before its delivery.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that more than 2,500 new railcars cannot be used due to the refusal of JSC "RZD" to accept them onto its network.
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