Caretaker Minister of Transport dismissed some members of the management team of the Bulgarian Railway company

With protocol decisions, the caretaker Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications Georgi Todorov on June 29 dismissed Grigori Grigorov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Nikola Vassilev, Executive Director of Holding BDZ EAD (on the picture below).

The motives are related to the deterioration of the indicators of the operational activity of the railway company compared to 2020. Since the beginning of the year there have been 71,333 minutes of delays of 4,710 trains in passenger transport, and the severely deteriorated condition of rolling stock and poor organization of freight transport have led to an outflow of shippers, the transport ministry said.

Bulgarian Railways (BDZ)-Passenger Transport EOOD has been experiencing a lack of up-to-date rolling stock for years, while at the same time the implementation of the repair programmes of trains and the modernisation of locomotives has been delayed.

Also, the prepared procurement for the supply of 15 Siemens "Smartron" electric locomotives deviates from the European interoperability requirements and the national plan for the implementation of the train traffic management system.

The results of the two audits appointed in respect of two procedures conducted under the Public Procurement Act by BDZ - Passenger Transport EOOD, which are for repair of train cars and for security, found irregularities and administrative violations.

Checks of the documentation report the presence of incorrect information and unjustified actions for conducting open procedures, which refers to the expediency and transparency of the conducted procurements."

A factor for the uncomfortable travel for the users of the service provided by the railway company BDZ is the reduced hygiene in the trains, which is related to the non-compliance with the minimum quality requirements, according to Regulation (EU) 1371/2007.

BDZ – Freight Transport EOOD reports a loss of major shippers, outstanding liabilities to the National Railway Infrastructure Company for infrastructure charges and electricity, as well as non-fulfillment of repair programmes.

source: BGNES

images by BGNES/archive

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