Railcar Repair Shops

The historic building that once housed the Kharkiv Carriage Works burned down on May 6, 2010, but its exterior walls are still standing. The exact dates of its construction are unknown—it was most likely built in the 1870s or 1880s.

Address: 89 Bolshaya Panasovskaya St. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2021

The current railcar manufacturing plant traces its history back to the Main Railcar Workshops, whose first buildings, according to the company’s website, were completed in July 1869.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2021

In 1929, the workshops were converted into a railcar repair plant,

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2021

In 2001, it became a railcar manufacturing plant. In addition to performing major repairs and overhauls on various types of railcars (primarily open-top cars), the plant began assembling all-metal open-top railcars.

An administrative building in the Socialist Classisicm style, built in the 1950s.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2021

The plant currently provides repair and maintenance services for wheel sets and freight railcars.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2021

The current address of the factory is Velyka Panasivska Street, 89.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2021