Current state investigation of passanger cars

Abstract

Introduction. The rolling stock is a main resours which provides efficiency of economic activity in the sphere of passanger traffic. For this reason research of its technical condition is a necessary component of decision-making on development of railway branch. Purpose. Main objective of this article is the analysis of a current state of park of cars. Results. In 10 years in Ukraine 2377 cars were written off, including in 2013 is written off the 545th car, in 2014 is planned to write off 283 more cars. The age of the cars which are subject to write-off makes from 29 to 44 years. Such situation developed in connection with systematic not assignment within the state budget for updating of park of a passenger rolling stock.At the same time, 492 cars, and also 10 nine-carriage electric trains of production Hyundai Rotem and 2 two-storeyed six-carriage electric trains of production Skoda Vagonka are acquired for the same period only for means of Ukrzaliznytsi. The condition of a passenger rolling stock podoshet to critical line and demands immediate updating. Generally overwhelming number of cars from the existing park already I settled the standard term of operation after all they were constructed in 1965-1991. Thus service life of the car makes 28 years during which one compartment car transports about 220 thousand passengers, passes on average 10 depot and 5 capital repairs. The analysis of age structure of park showed that nearly 44% of cars, already settled the service life (28 years), but aren't excluded from operation as for formation of full-compound trains of a rolling stock isn't enough. Average age of the car makes about 26 years. Conclusions. Rather serious problem which the management of Ukrzaliznytsi faces, definition of is, whether it has internal forces to keep and improve the reached volumes of passenger traffic. According to the carried-out analysis the condition of park of cars will allow to hold the competition to other means of transport about 5 more years as degree of its wear makes 86%. Therefore now the main problem of passenger economy is updating of park of cars.