CRRC wins the largest order for EMU in Argentine railway history.
CTOnews.com November 13 news, a few days ago, CRRC International Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of CRRC, signed a supply contract for 50 internal combustion multiple units with Argentina National Railway Company, and China's high-end equipment went to sea to win "repeat customers."
According to introduction, the project is jointly tendered by CRRC International Co., Ltd. and CRRC Tangshan Company, and the vehicle is provided by CRRC Tangshan Company. This is CRRC Tangshan Company's second order for Argentine diesel multiple units after exporting 27 diesel multiple units to Argentina in 2015, and it is also the largest order for diesel multiple units in Argentine railway history.
The 50 DMUs in this order are 25 wide-gauge DMUs, 15 meter-gauge DMUs and 10 standard-gauge DMUs respectively.
▲ Export Argentina meter-gauge internal combustion multiple units, picture source China CRRC, the same as CTOnews.com inquiry learned that on April 15,2015, China exported Argentina meter-gauge internal combustion multiple units to Tangshan CRRC Company, which was the first time that China's internal combustion multiple units were exported to South America.
▲ China CRRC said that CRRC Tangshan has formed a mature and advanced technical system after iteration and optimization of multiple product platforms, mastering many key technologies such as power package integration, high-power diesel locomotive off-board integration, meter-gauge small-axle-load EMU system matching, internal combustion AC transmission, etc. At the same time, it owns many patents on power package and traction control of internal combustion EMU such as "Power Assembly of Internal Combustion Railway Vehicle", and has the technical capability of integrating design, simulation calculation, test, manufacturing and operation and maintenance.
At present, CRRC Tangshan company developed diesel multiple units exported to Argentina, Ghana, Bangladesh, Angola, Nigeria () and other countries.
