Is Kirov on the verge of an "all-transportation" collapse?

      Interestingly, the Kirov Government was "surprised to learn" from Newsler.ru the fact that the "horned transport" has been standing for more than an hour and a half. And the reason for the de-energization of the networks was the non-payment for the use of electric energy. Despite the fact that the "net debt" of ATP is most likely 39 million rubles (for three months). And this is without taking into account penalties and fines.

      It should be noted that ATP, being a municipal backbone enterprise, should be under the "total control" of the curators of the urban transport industry — the head of government and the city administration. Respectively, Mikhail Sandalov and Vyacheslav Simakov. Despite the fact that both of them probably know that the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, "keeps control" of the Russian trolleybus industry.

      Interestingly, Mikhail Sandalov, who probably personally favored the director of ATP, Dmitry Katynov (allegedly he was his driver), and Vyacheslav Simakov, who was incredibly tolerant of the "chief of passenger transportation," who, despite repeated complaints and even strikes by ATP employees demanding Katynov's "dismissal," extended his contract with him again. an employment contract may fall victim to "scandalous circumstances." As Katynov had received an order a week earlier, which indicated the day and time of disconnection of the trolleybus contact network from electricity.: March 17, 12:00 p.m.

      Probably hoping for a miracle or the patronage of employers, Katynov "did not tear anything away from the director's chair" to improve the situation. Probably expecting the passenger and transport collapse to resolve itself. However, "excuses" were prepared to explain the causes of the "big trolleybus problem" in the form of assurances that the contact network had allegedly been cut off somewhere. This was immediately denied by the workers of the ATP, who took photos of trolleybuses standing all over the city, which is impossible with dozens of electrical substations.

      They tried to blame the problem on Energosbyt, which "just turned off the current for a while." This would probably have passed for the truth if the "offended resource person" had not called Newsler.ru the amount and time of debt formation.

      As explained in 13-45 Newsler.ru Deputy Chairman Alexey Zherdev, we managed to reach an agreement with Energosbyt — electricity will be provided soon, and trolleybuses are about to leave. However, he did not specify whether they would go to the park or along the route. He also explained that "today's agreements" do not eliminate the need to resolve the financial problem as soon as possible.

      At 14:30, the voltage was released into the contact network, and trolleybus drivers stopped thinking about how they would fly to the park, waving their horns.

      However, according to a source from the ATP (rather not for the Publisher, but for the "ignorant" Government), buses may stop next week, as the fuel debt has exceeded 40 million rubles. And allegedly next Monday, March 24, the "Motor Transport company" — both bus and trolleybus fleets — will be disconnected from heat, too, for non—payment.

      "And now it's not the month of May, so that numerous workers don't die in the workshops from the cold," the source added.

      By the way, the company's employees claim that "such a mess" did not exist even in 2020, during the height of covid, when passenger traffic decreased by 70 percent. Thus, Dmitry Katynov's predecessor, Denis Pyrlog, who assumed the position of CEO of ATP in February 2020, received an enterprise with an "inheritance" of almost 200 million rubles in accounts payable. And he finished his work in March 2022, reporting a profit of 71 million rubles.

      According to a source from the gray house, many people are wondering today whether Sandalov, Simakov and Katynov, by the way, an ardent opponent of trolleybus transportation, will sit in their leadership chairs if the Kirov "transport scandal" reaches Moscow.