- Order marks Turkey’s first privately purchased locomotives
- Locomotives to provide improved fuel efficiency, reliability and
tractive effort
- Locomotives will be manufactured by TÜLOMSAŞ
BERLIN -- (Business Wire)
GE
Transportation (NYSE:GE) will supply five diesel-electric
locomotives to Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş., the subsidiary of Turkey’s largest
refinery, Tüpraş, operating in railway transportation.
Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş. is the first private operator in Turkey to make
such a purchase since the government began issuing licenses to use
mainlines one year ago. Announced today at InnoTrans
2018, the agreement includes GE Transportation’s PowerHaul® series
locomotives, which are European Standards compliant and provide
world-class fuel economy.
Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş. currently leases five PowerHaul locomotives that
GE previously supplied to the Turkish State Railways and will now double
its fleet through this purchase. “As our operations grow, the ability to
move faster and more efficiently is key to transporting products between
Tüpraş refineries,” said Tufan Basarir, General Manager for Korfez
Ulastirma A.Ş. “We’re excited to supplement the strength of our fleet
with the proven performance of these locomotives.”
These locomotives, like the five that Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş. already
leases, will be built in Eskisehir, Turkey by TÜLOMSAŞ, GE’s strategic
partner in country. TÜLOMSAŞ produces GE’s PowerHaul locomotives for the
European, Middle Eastern and North African market. Under the agreement,
GE will provide leading technology and design while TÜLOMSAŞ provides
local manufacturing, assembly and final testing.
“We are honored to expand our strong presence in Turkey and become the
preferred locomotive supplier to both state-owned and private
operators,” said Gokhan Bayhan, GE Transportation's General Manager,
Russia/CIS, Europe, Middle East and North African market. “This
agreement represents a significant milestone to support a dynamic,
growing market and we are proud to contribute to Turkey’s railways
industry development goals with our technologies and experience.
“At TÜLOMSAŞ plants, we support production of the most developed and
advanced technology locomotives with our experienced, qualified
workforce, facilities and capabilities,” said Hayri Avcı, the General
Manager of TÜLOMSAŞ. “Manufacturing these locomotives also powers an
important sub-industry and will make a real contribution to the
country’s economy.”
The PowerHaul series is a top-performing mid-weight locomotive,
compliant with EU Stage IIIa emissions and TSI interoperability
standards. It is equipped with a technologically advanced 16-cylinder
3,700 HP GE PowerHaul P616 engine with common-rail fuel injection. The
locomotive can achieve maximum power output, while providing an 18
percent reduction in fuel consumption. It also has improved reliability
and tractive effort with high-performance AC traction-control technology
and individual axle-control.
Visit the GE
Transportation InnoTrans 2018 webpage to learn more about this
week’s announcements, demos and displays. The GE Transportation booth is
located at Hall 3.2, Stand 401.
About GE Transportation
At GE
Transportation, we move the world and improve the world. We are a
global technology leader and supplier of equipment, services and digital
solutions to the rail, mining, marine, stationary power and drilling
industries. Our innovations help customers deliver goods and services
with greater speed and savings using our advanced manufacturing
techniques and connected machines. GE Transportation is headquartered in
Chicago and employs approximately 9,000 employees worldwide.
About Tüpraş (Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S.) and Korfez Ulastirma
A.Ş.
Operating four oil refineries, with a total of 28.1 million tons annual
crude oil processing capacity, Tüpraş is the only producer in Turkey’s
refining sector and largest industrial enterprise of the country with
its subsidiary in sea transportation, Ditaş, its subsidiary in railway
transportation, Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş.,and affiliate in fuel oil
distribution sector, Opet.
Forty-nine percent of its shares are traded in Istanbul Stock Exchange.
Europe's 7th largest refining company, Tüpraş serves as an
integrated oil company with both market share and corporate reliability,
as well as production complexes and partnerships.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Tüpraş, Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş. is the first
private train operator in Turkey and was founded to grow transportation
of Tüpraş loads by rail. With a total of 549 wagons and five diesel
locomotives leased from TCDD (Turkish State Railways), Korfez Ulastirma
A.S. started railway operations in December 2017.
About TÜLOMSAŞ (Türkiye Lokomotif ve Motor Sanayi A.Ş)
TÜLOMSAŞ, the only locomotive supplier in Turkey, has a longstanding and
vast experience in manufacturing and maintenance. The facility opened in
1894 as a maintenance and repair workshop for locomotives.
As an affiliated company of the Turkish State Railways, TÜLOMSAŞ has
been responding to all the locomotive and wagon needs of Turkey for more
than a century. Throughout the years it has developed into a heavy
industrial player as well as the biggest and most modern locomotive and
freight car manufacturer in the Middle East and the Balkans. TÜLOMSAŞ
gained a new identity in 1986 as the Turkish Locomotive and Engine
Industry Inc. Today, TÜLOMSAŞ fulfills the locomotive and freight car
needs of TCDD, the Turkish State Railways, and other organizations in
Turkey, while increasing its competitiveness in the global market
through exports.
As of today, TÜLOMSAŞ has manufactured 900 locomotives, 650 diesel
engines, and 11,000 freight cars. With an annual production capacity of
more than 100 locomotives, 1,500 bogie freight cars, and 100 various
types of diesel engines, TÜLOMSAŞ can be regarded as the locomotive of
the Turkish heavy industry. Based in Eskisehir, TÜLOMSAŞ employs 1,500
people. Detailed info www.tulomsas.com.tr
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Deia Campanelli
GE Transportation
773-297-0482
deia.campanelli@ge.com
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