Турецкая компания Türasaş поставила первую дизель-электрическую локомотивную машину в Танзанию

Türasaş supplies diesel locomotive to Tanzania TANZANIA: Turkish manufacturer Türasaş is supplying a DE10000 diesel-electric locomotive to Tanzanian Railway Corp. Turkey’s Minister of Transport & Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, said the loco had been manufactured in Eskişehir with a localisation rate of 90%, and would be the company’s first locomotive to enter service in Africa. The locomotive’s diesel engine was developed jointly by Türasaş and Tübi̇tak and manufactured in Turkey by Tübi̇tak-Kamag. The completed loco was shipped from the port of Derince on July 29. ‘With our investments, we are increasing the use of domestic vehicles on our railway lines day-by-day’, said Uraloğlu. ‘We are not content with merely meeting the needs of our country, but are also offering the railway vehicles we have developed and manufactured on international markets’, he said. Subscribe to gain access to all news Already have a subscription? Log in. Choose your subscription Considering a corporate subscription? Contact us to find out more.