TAS Dniprovagonmash (DVM, Kamyanske, Dnipropetrovsk region), controlled by the TAS financial and industrial group of businessman Serhiy Tigipko, shipped the first two 60-foot Sgns flatcars for 1435 mm gauge, manufactured at its own facilities.
“As part of a partnership with Austrian colleagues, TransAnt, and based on its design developments, TAS Dniprovagonmash has manufactured and shipped the first 1,435 mm flatcars. Also, for the first time, the complete assembly and equipping of the cars took place at our enterprise’s facilities,” the plant reported on Facebook.
TAS Dniprovagonmash specifies that two intermodal flatcars have currently been submitted for technical acceptance, the conceptual advantage of which is the principle of lightweight construction using high-strength steel and, accordingly, its increased load capacity.
“Having chosen a course not only to search for new opportunities in the domestic market of 1520 mm gauge freight car manufacturing, but also to master European traditions, TAS Dniprovagonmash continues its persistent work in the areas of engineering, consulting, technological assessment, and the actual manufacture of finished products for the 1435 mm gauge railway market,” the company emphasizes.
As reported, in early 2023, the TAS group became a strategic investor in the TransAnt GmbH railcar manufacturing joint venture between Austria’s voestalpine and ÖBB Rail Cargo with a 40% stake, and in the spring of 2024, it became the majority shareholder in TransAnt, increasing its stake to 61%.
In December 2024, the plant launched the first long-distance 80-foot flatcars for large-tonnage containers.
The Sgns flatcar is a four-axle intermodal flatcar of European standard (1435 mm) with a load capacity of 73 tons, designed for transporting large containers.
TAS Dniprovagonmash, which has the capacity to produce 9,000 cars per year, increased its production of freight cars by 19% in January-September compared to the same period in 2024, to 542 units.
The plant ended January-September 2025 with a loss of UAH 23.7 million, while in the same period of 2024, net profit amounted to UAH 53.9 million, with net income growing by 16.3% to UAH 1 billion 486.5 million.
