Ukrainian Railways get first batch of new rails from France

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has received its first load of rails from French producer Saarstahl Rail SAS. The delivery consisted of an approximate one thousand tonnes of rails, but as part of the underlying intergovernmental agreement between France and Ukraine, the latter will get 19,000 tonnes in total.

The new French-made rails are supposed to help UZ implement “ambitious infrastructure development plans” for 2025.

“After the occupation of Mariupol, we lost the only Ukrainian rail manufacturer – the Azovstal steelworks”, explained UZ board chairman Oleksandr Pertsovsky. “A…