According to the experts of the EBA Logistics Committee, in case the Order is adopted, the fleet of freight cars may be reduced by 39% by 2028 and which accordingly amount to approximately 106 thousand cars. Thus, more than 67 thousand freight cars will be written off. Experts of the Association predict that to replace this number of cars, the business will have to spend more than 93 billion UAH.<\/span><\/p>\n This reduction will mainly affect the gondola cars and will reach 47% by 2028, which is estimated at 53 billion UAH. Also, specialized rolling stock (pellet trucks, coke trucks, chip trucks) is already in short supply, therefore, most of the fleet will be written off if the service life is limited. Upgrading this type of rolling stock will be extremely problematic due to the long payback period and the limited market segment where such cars can be used.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thus, business representatives are wary of significant problems with transportation, as the fleet of freight cars will be in short supply, as a result of which part of the cargo will be carried out to alternative modes of transport, which will negatively affect the activities of Ukrzaliznytsia. Besides, according to the norms of the Order, Ukrzaliznytsia will have to decommission 62% gondola cars and 100% of grain trucks (over 11 thousand units) from its rolling stock over the next eight years. Therefore, the funds that would be appropriate to use for the renewal of infrastructure and locomotive fleet will have to be redirected to the renewal of the freight car fleet.<\/span><\/p>\n\t
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