Seven more companies are applying to take part in the pilot project to allow private freight trains on UZ tracks,

Seven more companies are applying to take part in the pilot project to allow private freight trains on UZ tracks, Alexander Karnachev, UZ’s strategic development director, tells Magistral, the railroad’s in-house news site. Last month, Ukrainian Locomotive Company got the green light to become the first company to run private locomotives on the state rail network. For safety reasons, private freight trains initially are not to run on tracks with high speed passenger trains. Six additional companies have expressed interest, Valeriy Tkachev, the railroad’s deputy commercial director, tells UNN.