One of the main targets of the company during the reform is "to create conditions for rise of volume of investments into the development of railways and renovation of rolling stock”, he said.
"Investments of the company into the infrastructure allowed to change the model of transport service and to create the base for the development of logistic service. OAO RZD follows different investments into the development of international transport corridors and railway approaches to Russian ports of Ust – Luga, Vysotsk, Saint- Petersburg, Novorossiysk, Nakhodka, Zhelesny Rog, Vanino, Murmansk. OAO RZD also invests development of railway lines. They are the complex investment projects, which are to develop the main destinations: "Kuzbass- North – West; "Kuzbass – Far Eastern Transport Junction”, Kuzbass – Azov- Black sea transport junction” , V. Morozov stressed.
V. Morozov reminded that investments into the rolling stock reduced in 2001. In 80-90-th share of the investment into rolling stock made 35-60% of the total investments. The figure made 8% in 2001.
"Nowadays more than 20% are invested in the purchase of rolling stock. 118 diesel locomotives, 159 main line locomotives; more than 8.5 thousand of freight wagons was bought in 2006. OAO RZD will increase purchasing by 10 thousand wagons. " We are to increase renovation of rolling stock and stimulate developments of industrial companies’.
At the same time, development of the infrastructure and renovation of rolling stock is not enough for the development of rolling stock. It is also important "to create a system of the effective logistic complexes, which provide storage and handling of freights, forms effective multimodal transportation”.