Cleanness – insurance of service

Official opening of the reconstructed wagon-washing complex in Samara passenger depot of FPC OJSC Kuybishevskaya branch took place within the framework of VIII Assembly of Heads of railroads of Russia. It is a unique investment project, realised within the investment program of Wagon-Service JSC.

The President of RZD OJSC, Mr Vladimir Yakunin, the Governor of the Samara region, Mr Nikolay Merkushkin, the Vice-President of RZD OJSC – General Director of FPC OJSC, Mr Mikhail Akulov, the President of Wagon-Service JSC, Mr Yoram Ben-Israel and the Managing Director of Wagon-Service JSC, Mr Alexey Shumkov were all present at the official ceremony of the washing complex opening on the 12th of July 2012.

It has been noted in RZD OJSC that launch of this wagon washing complex is a pilot project of the holding’s programme aimed at renovation of 15 wagon washing and 7 painting complexes for

President of Wagon-Service JSC, Mr Yoram Ben-Israel, President of RZD OJSC, Mr Vladimir Yakunin and Governed of Samara region Mr Nikolay Merkushkin (left to right) at the official ceremony of the washing complex launch

servicing the rolling stock operated by Federal passenger company OJSC, a daughter company of RZD. According to Mr Akulov, FPC’s key target is quality enhancement of passenger service. The strategic tools for solution of this task is, in his opinion, investment in new facilities and modernisation of the existing infrastructure.

Private company Wagon-Service, belonging to Yoram Ben-Israel actively participates in this programme of FPC. By 2016 Wagon-Service plans to build, modernise and reconstruct 9 wagon washing and 3 painting complexes and invest 4.3 bln RUB of its own funds in these projects. President of Wagon-Service JSC notes: “The investment obligation within my various companies including the passenger carriages, locomotives and electric trains is around 10 bln RUB and I can assure you that it will be fulfilled to the last kopeck. Investment in modernisation and reconstruction of painting and washing complexes will be done throughout the net of railroads. I am proud to be able to take part in the modernisation of Russian infrastructure in my field of activity and would like to thank the management of RZD OJSC for understanding my business model and supporting it”.

At the present time, apart from rolling stock washing services Wagon-Service performs interior cleaning of carriages and territories of depots, body repairs, preparation to painting and painting of rolling stock as such. The company possesses (in lease and ownership) 8 painting complexes at depots and 5 at plants with productivity of up to 40 carriages per month each. Besides, Wagon-Service renders washing services at wagon-washing complexes and manual washing sites, leased throughout the territory of the Russian Federation.

The wagon-washing complex that was launched on the 12th of July and is located at the territory of Samara passenger depot, is the first and the only complex that was built based on state-and-private partnership mechanism. Based on the investment agreement the washing complex was constructed by Wagon-Service and taken on the company’s books, afterwards it will be passed to FPC books.

For the moment this is the only state of the art washing complex in Russia. FPC, being the customer and the main beneficiary of the project, chose suppliers of the equipment to be installed in the washing complex. One of the key partners in this project became German company Bersch & Fratscher (BEFRAG, European leading company in the field of wagon washing equipment supply, which is on the market for over 50 years).

Innovative equipment produced by German company BEFRAG offers possibilities for significant reduction of pure water consumption by the washing machine

Special design of brushes that repeats the form of a carriage side wall allows for effective washing of slopes of a carriage without any additional tools application

The length of the washing complex in Samara passenger depot, Kuybishevskaya branch of FPC after reconstruction is 101 meters

The washed train is ready for trips

Start-up of the wagon-washing complex in Samara laid the foundation of the large-scale cooperation between the Federal Passenger Company and Wagon-Service. Launch of the next joint project is just around the corner – it is planned that in the 2nd quarter of 2013 a new wagon washing complex in Chelyabinsk will be put into operation.