First Meeting of Supervisors of South Caucasus Railway in Yerevan

2009-12-05 15:01:00

ArmInfo. The supervisors of the railroad, car and locomotive services
of the South Caucasus Railway (SCR) have met for the first time in
Yerevan, SCR told ArmInfo.

Marat Khakov, SCR CJSC First Deputy Director General, opened the
meeting. In his welcoming speech, M. Khakov highlighted the role of
supervisors in the railway economy and presented the nowadays
requirements to the supervisors. "Supervisors are a link between
technical workers and managers," he said. Social policy of the company
for 2010, optimization of the work, and supply with spare parts has
been discussed at the meeting. M. Khakov said that alongside with
development of freight and passenger traffic, the company is trying to
develop production of spare parts in Armenia. "The railway has already
been supplied with spare parts made in Armenia by 50-60%. This reduces
the cost of the spare parts, cuts the delivery time and allows
creating new jobs," he said.

For his part, SCR Director General Shevket Shaydullin said the meeting
of supervisors summed up the activity of the railway, formed
collective view and discussed the company’s positioning as a national
transport company. As a result, our international partners, business
and public will expect more from the company. SCR must realize these
expectations as a company with an accurate and effective mechanism of
functioning. He said the company will introduce merit rating of
supervisors of technical services. The leading specialists of the
company were awarded with prizes and money gifts.

South Caucasian Railway CJSC is the subsidiary (100%) of the Russian
Railways CJSC. The contract of concession of the Armenian Railroad
CJSC for 30 years with a 10-year renewable period was signed in
Yerevan on February 13 2008.