ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 2. In the near future, Kazakhstan Railways plans to additionally purchase 270 hybrid shunting locomotives from CRRC, said the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during a meeting with Sun Yongcai, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CRRC, Trend reports.
In the course of the meeting, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted the
high level of long-standing partnership with CRRC, one of the
world's largest companies specializing in railway engineering.
The President emphasized that following his visit to China in
October 2023, cooperation with CRRC reached a new level. An
agreement was made to supply 100 mainline and 100 shunting
locomotives to the national company, Kazakhstan Railways.
President Tokayev expressed confidence in the successful implementation of these deliveries and stressed the importance of moving to the next stage of cooperation – localizing locomotive production and establishing service centers in Kazakhstan. In his view, this will help develop the domestic machine-building industry, create new jobs, and ensure prompt technical maintenance of the railway infrastructure.
CRRC produces more than 2,000 locomotives, 3,000 passenger coaches, 50,000 freight wagons, and 11,000 units of urban transport annually. Its products are exported to more than 100 countries around the world.
