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Tikhvin Freight Car
Building Plant
Tikhvin, Tikhvinsky district
About the company
Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant (TVSZ) is a leading manufacturer
of new generation freight cars in the CIS countries.
The leading world companies from more than 15 countries –
Germany, the USA, Austria, Great Britain, Canada, Spain, Israel,
etc. – participated in creation of the modern knowledge-intensive
production facility.
The Plant is a part of United Wagon Company, Research and
Production Corporation.
The freight cars of Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant are used for
cargo transportation by the largest coal mining companies of our
Production of freight cars
country – Kuzbassrazrezugol and Siberian Coal Energy Company,
Year of establishment: 2008 by the leaders in production of mineral fertilizers – Uralkali,
Uralchem, the largest transporters of grain cargoes Rusagrotrans,
Volume of production: United Grain Company, etc.
16,500 freight cars (2018)
The products of the enterprise are also in demand at the markets
Number of employees: of Europe, the CIS, the Middle East countries and Africa. The freight
over 10,000 people cars of TVSZ can be used in interstate communications.
About the products
The enterprise produces more than 20
models and modifications of open wagons,
hoppers and platforms of new generation,
including articulated types of cars which
do not have any analogues at the domestic
market.
The key competitive advantage of the
freight cars produced by TVSZ is increased
up to 1 million km (8 years) terms of
between-repairs runs, providing for the
reduction of cost of the freight car lifetime
by almost 3 times.
The freight cars are characterized by
increased carrying capacity, reduced dead
weight of cars, increased speed of freight In September 2017, within a contract with an American
cars, high strength and prolonged lifecycle. corporation Wabtec, TVSZ started shipment of large car
The outstanding feature of the freight cars casting for completion of American freight cars. The
is innovative bogie with increased axle planned volume of delivery – up to 5,000 car sets of large
load, its design helps to improve the traffic casting.
capacity of Russian railways significantly.
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