photo: SIA “LDZ ritoša sastava serviss/SIA “LDZ ritoša sastava serviss” receives a certificate for starting operations in Ukraine
Operating outside Latvia, the SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz) LDZ subsidiary received “СЕРТ АСУ”certification, which enables the company to provide locomotive repair services to locomotive owners based in Ukraine. Together with the received certificate, SIA “LDZ ritošā sastāva serviss” will be able to start carrying out a wide range of repair works on locomotives operated on Ukrainian rails in the near future.
Obtaining such a certificate is a qualitative confirmation of the services provided by LDZ Rolling Stock Service and opens wider opportunities for providing the service outside Latvia, thus developing new business opportunities and allowing us to diversify the target markets in which we operate. We are pleased that the services we provide meet the highest requirements and that we can start working in a market where the railway infrastructure and extensive rolling stock are widely developed, "said Ģirts Ivanovs, Chairman of the Board of SIA LDZ ritoša sastāva serviss, adding that obtaining the certificate is a complex and time-consuming process involving various types of quality and safety checks.
The “СЕРТ АСУ” certificate allows SIA "LDZ ritoša sastāva serviss" to perform current repairs of locomotives, which includes maintenance of various parts, wheel fleets of locomotives, as well as major repairs or repairs with extended service life, within which The electrical connection of the locomotive, body, the cover is made., partial replacement of the frame and supporting metal structures. To ensure this, the locomotive is completely dismantled and then reassembled.
"This is a really large-scale process that requires high accuracy, a lot of experience and knowledge because the control system for the maintenance and repair of railway rolling stock is very strict. Our services have a high-quality tape that we have installed and are recognizable not only in the former CIS countries with a track gauge of 1520 mm, but also in countries with a track gauge of 1435 mm, such as Poland, where we are already aware of the work. We already know that owners of locomotives based in Ukraine are interested in receiving locomotive repair services provided by the LDZ Rolling Stock Service, taking into account not only the recognition of the LDZ Rolling Stock Service, significant experience in repair and maintenance. on a 1520 mm wide rolling stock, but also the quality and price of the services provided,” says Ģirts Ivanovs.
Repair and maintenance of locomotives are one of the most important services provided by SIA "LDZ ritošā sastāva serviss", which the company provides in the locomotive repair center in Daugavpils and Riga. In addition to Ukraine, SIA LDZ ritošā sastāva serviss is certified to provide locomotive repair services in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and Russia.
SIA LDZ ritošā sastāva serviss is a 100% capital company of SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš, established in 2005 as a result of the reorganization of SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš. SIA LDZ ritošā sastāva serviss started its economic activity in 2007, inheriting qualified specialists who repair, modernize, maintain and equip railway rolling stock, hire freight and shunting locomotives, as well as store and sell fuel to railway undertakings and provide non-destructive testing of laboratory services to other clients, including.