The gondola car market is dominated by a protracted lull in July: demand for such transportation remains low, the cargo offer is weak, while the surplus of wagons is steadily acute.
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On July 3, the European Commission announced the allocation of €2.8 billion to finance 94 infrastructure projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program through the 2024 call for proposals. The largest share of investments – about 77% of the total budget – will be directed to the development of railway infrastructure
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According to PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK), an agreement has been signed with the contractor Torpol and the Police Seaport Authority for the construction of railway line No. 437 and a siding to the Police seaport, located on the western bank of the Oder River near the Gulf of Szczecin.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in June 2025 (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
In May 2025, Ukrainian wagon building enterprises sold 70 freight wagons, including 42 gondola cars and 28 hoppers.
Kremenchuk Steel Works produced about 200 t of large railway steel castings in May 2025. Meanwhile, the overall output of large railway castings at the enterprise averaged some 2,200 t in January-May 2025.
According to the Polish operator PKP CARGO, 10,360 freight cars are up for sale, including 80% of the total volume of cars manufactured in 1960-80, which were used to transport coal. Because the rolling stock is in a very poor technical condition, the cars are sold only as scrap.