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Kazakhstan: National operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has finished fitting Trip Optimizer to its entire fleet of 425 Wabtec-built TE33A and TE33AS diesel locomotives.
Recent tenders and deliveries in the locomotive markets.
Wabtec and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy have signed agreements worth $4.2 bln covering the new TE33AT locomotive, as the American manufacturer moves to counter CRRC's growing presence and strengthen its position on the 1,520 mm gauge network.
Uzbekistan: The timeline was announced by Batyr Kotyrev, Alstom's Commercial Director for Western and Central Asia, at the "Railway Rolling Stock: Problems, Solutions and Prospects" conference held in Tashkent.
Recent deals and tenders in the freight car market.
Kazakhstan: The French manufacturer has published a detailed video on its social media channels about locomotive production at the EKZ plant in Astana. It notes that assembling one section takes two months.
Recent deals and tenders in the passenger rolling stock market.
Kazakhstan: The national operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has received the final batch consisting of 17 units.
Kazakhstan: The manufacturer’s plant in Astana has been granted permission for serial production of sleeper and couchette coaches as well as staff and generator carriages.