PM launched first Evolution Series Locomotive of Kazakhstan production

sp; ASTANA.  December 7. KAZINFORM  /Damir Baimanov/ Prime Minister has launched first locomotive of Evolution series at Astana locomotive-assembly plant today.
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"Several months ago President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave start to this project. And today on the threshold of the Independence Day we witness the first result", the Premier said.

In turn Director of the Plant Tleuzhan Meiramgalin noted there were 1,200 units of high-technological equipment at the venture.

269 people are working at the plant to date, the Director said.

The Locomotive Assembly Plant is a large project being realized by Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC together with General Electric American Company. The investments in construction of the plant made KZT 10 bln. 28 locomotives are planned to be produced in 2010, eight of them will be exported to the CIS countries, Baltic States and Mongolia. By 2014 the capacity of the venture will make 100 locomotives per year, 30 of them will be exported.

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