CSR Zhuzhou technology output production of locomotive was successfully launched in South Africa
In March 19th, President Zuma China ambassador to South Africa Tian Xuejun, chairman of Chinese nanchezhuji company Zhou Qing and south sides, who witness, subordinate factory in Pretoria of South Africa in the RAND Corporation, with a long whistle, Chinese South car production line by zelc output technology to realize the localization of production in South Africa 95 locomotive driving.
On the scene of the cut off of the locomotive, President Zuma climbed into the driver's cab with interest, and the locomotive returned to its original position slowly after 100 meters. Zuma delivered a speech on the spot. He said that the strategic cooperation with China gave South Africa the opportunity to learn, through the transfer of technology, so that South African technicians and workers mastered the manufacturing skills, to protect the local employment in South africa. The use of new energy-efficient locomotives will play an important role in improving the transport capacity of South Africa and further promote the economic development of South africa. He said, when he saw the young, enthusiastic local black young men and women after China training has to bear the foreman duties, very excited. He believes that this will be a good demonstration and incentive for the vast number of black youth and women.
It is understood that the type of electric locomotive for freight electric locomotive, the highest speed of 100 kilometers, tens of thousands of components in the car are strictly certified by European standards. With the help of the project China CSR Zhuzhou modular and standardized development platform, inherited both high power AC drive electric locomotive mature technology, combined with the requirements and application environment of South Africa, to create a new platform for development of system of double electric locomotive, locomotive reconnection can achieve 8 electric locomotive this high-end, and with the reconnection of internal combustion engine. The red appearance of the locomotive, the single cab structure, and the layout of the main machine on the right side show the South African culture.
The South African railway network has more than 20 thousand km of traditional railways and 10 thousand km of electrified lines. In the Rand Group Company has more than 2100 sets of electric locomotive, diesel locomotive more than 1400, of which more than half of the electric locomotive used for a long time, the upgrading of products to greater market demand.
The Ministry of transport of South Africa has formulated the medium and long term railway development plan, and plans to build the railway network all over the country within 20 years. A preliminary plan to spend $13 billion on the construction of the railway system. South African railway construction projects include three important high speed railways, the important city of Cape Town, from the South African economic center to Johannesburg, the important port city of India ocean, Durban, the Atlantic Coast Resort, Zimbabwe and South africa. By 2020, 12 central cities and 6 border cities in South Africa will be fully incorporated into the national rail network.
October 2012, CSR Zhuzhou and South Africa signed the contract design, production, testing and supply 95 electric locomotives, the first electric locomotive from design to delivery in just 8 months, creating a Chinese rail transportation equipment exports the shortest delivery time.
In order to achieve local production in South Africa, South Africa to China sent up to more than 120 people learning team, has trained for electric locomotive design, assembly, quality control, test technology, the initial formation of the electric locomotive manufacturing industry belongs to the South African team. With the help of China, South Africa has formed an industrial foundation that includes electric locomotive body manufacturing, bogie assembly and power assembly. At present, South Africa already has the ability to assemble 100 electric locomotives in the year, and will reach 150 units by 2018.
In order to promote the cooperation between the two countries, on the afternoon of December 4, 2014, in the Great Hall of the people in Beijing, under the joint witness of Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma, the central and south sides signed the memorandum of agreement on rail transportation equipment cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, China nanchezhuji company will set up a joint venture in South Africa investment, manufacturing, supply and maintenance of the main railway equipment parts of South Africa and other regions of Africa, cooperation in the fields of rail vehicle parts production, maintenance, training and localization of common design. In the future, the base will be used as the radiation to expand the related business outside the region of South Africa and beyond the railway.
As a Chinese CSR core subsidiary, CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive owns and urban rail and intercity EMU three industry. The new product line, indicating that South Africa customer recognition of our technology and products.
