Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) plans to conduct an experiment to introduce automatic track gauge change technology for freight railcars. This was discussed during a meeting between representatives of the company and the business community.<\/p>\n
The company is currently working to expand the TEN-T corridor network within Ukraine, in particular by developing standard-gauge (European gauge) rail lines. This year, construction of the 1,435 mm track between Chop and Uzhhorod was completed, and electrification of this section is now under way. Over the next two years, UZ also plans to implement a project to build standard-gauge track on the Mostyska II\u2013Sknyliv (Lviv) section. At the same time, the two track gauges \u2014 1,520 mm and 1,435 mm \u2014 will coexist in parallel. As a result, these gauges will interface not only at the EU border but also within Ukraine. To speed up and simplify freight transportation under such conditions, UZ is considering, among other solutions, the introduction of Spanish automatic gauge-change technology for freight railcars.<\/p>\n
Ukrzaliznytsia plans to test the technology in two stages. During the first stage, which will last 2\u20132.5 years, prototype units will be built \u2014 two railcars that will undergo various tests. A gauge-change station will also be constructed, and preparations for certification will be carried out.<\/p>\n
However, it has not yet been determined which specific types of railcars will be involved. UZ representatives noted that they are awaiting proposals from businesses regarding the types of rolling stock they need.<\/p>\n
In the second stage, the plan is to assemble a train of 30\u201335 European-profile railcars and test it under actual freight transportation conditions.<\/p>\n
At the same time, company representatives clarified that the project involves adapting Spanish technology to the standardized Y25 bogie. After certification, such a bogie could be integrated with any type of railcar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":150900,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-150899","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/150899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=150899"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=150899"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=150899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}