Negotiations Are Underway With Kazakhstan On Purchase Of Wabtec Diesel Locomotives
Date
7/31/2023 2:56:20 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (AJD) is negotiating the purchase of 7
mainline diesel locomotives TE33AC of Evolution series produced in
Kazakhstan. 7 mainline diesel locomotives TE33AC of Evolution
series, Azernews reports, citing AJD.
"In order to update and modernize the locomotive fleet, AŽD is
negotiating the purchase of 7 mainline diesel locomotives TE33AC
series Evolution, produced at the plant of the American corporation
Wabtec in Kazakhstan," - stated in the response to the request.
Recall that Wabtec Corporation organized the production of
locomotives at the plant Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty (LKZ, JSC
Lokomotiv) in Astana. LKZ was commissioned in February 2010 and
produces the TE33A Evolution freight locomotive, specially designed
for railroads with a gauge of 1,520 mm, and its passenger version
TEP33A.
It should be noted that this is not the first cooperation of
Azerbaijan Railways with Kazakhstan. 8 years ago, AŽD purchased
TE33A Evolution diesel locomotive from Kazakhstan. The first of
these diesel locomotives was brought to the country in 2015 by the
first container train that arrived in Azerbaijan from China's
Shihezi.
According to the State Statistics Committee, 29 railroad
locomotives worth $136.172 million (AZN 231,4 million) were
imported to Azerbaijan from foreign countries in 2022. 21 of them
(worth $135.133 million) (AZN 229,7 million) were supplied from
Kazakhstan. In addition, 6 locomotives worth 750,000 USD (AZN 1,27
million) were purchased in Russia and 2 locomotives in Ireland
worth 288,600 USD (AZN 490,620 thousand).
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