Baku, Azerbaijan, July 4
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
Alstom expects clarity regarding construction of rail ring around Tashkent to propose corresponding products, Bernard Peille, Alstom managing director for Western and Central Asia Cluster, told Trend in an exclusive interview.
Peille noted that Uzbekistan currently has one of the biggest potentials in the region in terms of rolling stock.
The managing director said that Alstom was told a few months ago that there is a project to build a rail ring around Tashkent to have better connectivity of people in suburbs.
“What is not yet sure for us is how this ring is going to work. Is it going to be single network ring connection like in Moscow or is it going to be suburban train that will go around the city and connect with the outside. On top of that, it is not yet clear how the connection between metro network and this ring is going to be done,” Peille said.
He added that Alstom continues discussions in this regard with Tashkent Metro and Tashkent municipality.
“Whatever solution is chosen, we will be glad to propose our product whether it will be metro or suburban train. That covers not only rolling stock products, signaling equipment as well,” Peille concluded.
The managing director of the French company earlier told Trend that Alstom is interested in modernization and maintenance of the rolling stock of the Tashkent Metro.
“The number one priority of the company in the market of Uzbekistan is delivery of electric locomotives. Uzbekistan needs new electric freight locomotives, as the country participates in a transport corridor,” Peille said.
Alstom is a major French engineering company, one of the world leaders in production of power equipment and railway transport.
In September 2017, it was announced that Alstom will become the core of the new Siemens-Alstom concern, which will also include German Siemens and Siemens Mobility. The German company will get just over 50 percent of the shares.
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