
Seven years ago, in July
2002, there took place the event, which has become a token one in the history
of railway branch of Ukraine. Thanks to labor efforts of railwaymen and workers
of “Kryukov railway car building works” public company, the speeded-up train “Capital
express” departed to its first journey by Kharkov-Kiev route thereby notifying
the cities and villages about the birth of domestic mechanical engineering branch
– passenger railway car building.

After USSR disintegration
and formation of Ukraine as a separate state, on its territory there was no works
specializing on underground production and, therefore, virtually all rolling
stock for needs of Ukrainian undergrounds was bought in Russian Federation.