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Uzbekistan Temir Yollari to buy Chinese electric locomotives
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
State joint stock railway company Uzbekiston Temir Yollari will purchase another ten electric locomotives from China, head of information service of Uzgosjeldornadzor Allambergan Kalimbetov said in his article, published in newspaper Pravda Vostoka.
He said that electric locomotives O’ZEL, purchased two years ago, successfully tested and fully used in cargo transportation.
Kalimbetov said based on use of previous 12 modifications of Uzbekistan series and 15 passenger series of O’zbekiston-yo’lovchi, the producers introduced some changes to locomotives to meet local climate conditions.
He added that the railway company said that it is planning to purchase 10 similar electric locomotive by the end of 2014, which will differ with outlook and technical specifications compared to other analogues.
During the operation of the first batch of new locomotives, the volume of electricity consumption decreased by ten per cent and the cost of materials and resources - by 40%.
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