Ukrzaliznytsia plans to launch a test piggyback train to EU countries in June. Timofey Murakhovsky, Director for Commercial Work and Logistics of Ukrzaliznytsia, announced this, Rail Insider writes..

Piggyback platform tests in domestic traffic were successful. Now it's time for overseas shipments.

" This test was very successful.. We have the ability to form a park of about 100 platforms. This will be a very innovative development of transportation for Ukraine. We plan to carry out the first test transportation abroad this month. We really hope that next month we will launch the first test train with piggybacks,"

The introduction of regular piggyback transportation will reduce logistics costs and eliminate the shortage of drivers.

Containers are car trailers adapted for towing by truck tractors as part of a road train.. The main advantage of such transportation is that the train can deliver several dozen semi-trailers over a long distance at once, which reduces the cost of transportation..

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