Drones have pushed the thieves of the tracks. PKP Cargo satisfied with the test – Dziennik.pl

– The losses due to theft count in millions of dollars. But drones should help us push the thieves of the tracks – says Maciej Borecki, director of security at PKP Cargo.

According to the data, there is evidence that, compared with 2013. Loss resulting from theft fell by 32 percent. PKP Cargo does not include in their costs associated with downtime and repairs damaged train carriages, etc.

Doing freight giant with annual revenues of nearly 4.3 billion zł (data from 2014.) thieves so they gave the bone that in recent months the company has tested several flying devices from different manufacturers.

– Drones gave us the ability to patrol the vast area. Proved to be effective – says Maciej Borecki with PKP Cargo.

Originally drone was supposed to be one, and that the hired service. But there will be more, and the staff will be trained PKP Cargo. The carrier decided to wielowirnikowe drones – with the possibility of vertical takeoff and hover in the air for long-term follow-up. – will be equipped with thermal imaging cameras to allow preview at night and during bad weather conditions. This year, we’ll buy some equipment. The first should come into operation within two months – reveals PKP Cargo.

The most thieves fall Carbon , which is stolen from cars by usypy : thieves open coal cars while driving or while stopped train.

The theft often also organized criminal groups, which at one time are able to heap up several tons of coal. Thieves are oriented with mine and when they set off shipments. Investigators examine whether they have informants in state companies.

PKP Cargo cooperates closely with the Railway Protection Guard and the police. Officers emphasize that the drones give the possibility to react already in the process of preparation for action, and not after the fact.

– The equipment we like. After collecting and analyzing information, we do not exclude the costs of buying their own drones – admits st. Insp. Paul Bacon, spokesman for the SOK.

The CSO data shows that PKP Cargo is in Poland, more than 72 percent. market share shipments of coal and 51 percent. in the transport of metals, ores and scrap. In comparison with 2013. The total value of stolen scrap metal fell last year PKP Cargo by more than 40 per cent., About one-third of carbon and highly processed goods by a quarter.

Because on Thieves are also targeted scrap shipments and containers which are transported highly processed goods. To this day do not know where the way to the Tri-Port comes to attacks (carrier hopes of unraveling this mystery drone is a question of time).

According to our findings can experiment PKP Cargo encourage other companies of the PKP Group. In holding the idea is that the drones could buy the company PKP Polish Railway Lines , which is subject to SOK. The second idea is that the air would be guarded against PKP Intercity trains grafficiarzami, for example. Pendolino.

From the drones are not using at the moment the goods are competitors, for example. DB Schenker Poland and CTL.