TRTrans – a joint venture between Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH) – has secured certification for its 2ES5 locomotive to operate in Russia.
In 2011, Russian Railways (RZD) placed a €1 billion order for 200 electric locomotives to operate across Siberia and Russia’s eastern regions on the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM).
The first 2ES5, which will become Russia’s first mainline freight AC1 locomotive with asynchronous motors, is expected to enter service in the autumn.
TRTrans has said it hopes to have delivered all 200 units to RZD by 2020.
Thibault Desteract, senior vice-president of Alstom Transport in Russia and CIS, said: “The new freight electric locomotive is based on a modular principle and its design will provide the customer with the most advanced engineering solutions in terms of security, control systems, power consumption and driver comfort.”
