TRAKO 2025 reflections
DAC: to be or not to be – that is the question
A month and a half have passed since TRAKO 2025 in Gdańsk, where the achievements and plans for the implementation of Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) were presented prominently. The programme of events regarding DAC was rich, the speakers’ speeches meaningful.
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Borys Ganaylyuk, from Ukraine, is a physicist by training, with a career spanning research, economics, and industrial management. After starting out in a research institute, he transitioned into economic consulting and later led major automotive enterprises in Lviv. Since 2018, his focus has shifted to research on the Lviv railway junction, bringing his multidisciplinary expertise to the rail sector.
Borys Ganaylyuk, from Ukraine, is a physicist by training, with a career spanning research, economics, and industrial management. After starting out in a research institute, he transitioned into economic consulting and later led major automotive enterprises in Lviv. Since 2018, his focus has shifted to research on the Lviv railway junction, bringing his multidisciplinary expertise to the rail sector.
Almost all speakers who were critical of DAC, and there were a few of them, agree on one thing: the price. It was not said outright, and numerous other arguments were given, but in reality the price was the only significant reason against DAC.
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