Seven locomotives General Electric (GE) TE33AC Trident (Tryzub) arrived in Chornomorsk (Odesa region), and the arrival of the next batch is expected in two weeks, acting Board Chairman of Ukrzaliznytsia Yevhen Kravtsov has said. “Another seven GE diesel locomotives arrived in Chornomorsk at night. They left the United States about a month ago and in a few days they will be sent for installation of the remained equipment in Ukraine,” Kravtsov wrote on Tuesday on his Facebook page and posted a short video from the port.
According to Kravtsov, in November, eight GE Evolution locomotives will operate in the railway: “We plan to use them for transportation on southern routes.”
He expressed hope that Ukraine will be able to receive the first 30 diesel locomotives before the end of this year.
“We are waiting for the next batch in two weeks,” he added.
As reported, in the beginning of August General Electric Transportation sent the first of 30 locomotives GE TE33AC to Ukraine. On September 11, it arrived in Ukraine.
The framework agreement between Ukrzaliznytsia and GE envisages a 15-year partnership in updating and modernizing traction rolling stock, the first stage of which is the delivery of 30 new diesel locomotives GE TE33AC to Ukrzaliznytsia under leasing terms with a localization level of 10%.
GE Transportation and Kriukov Car Building Works early June signed an agreement on the localization of production of 30 locomotives TE33A of the Evolution series. It was planned that Ukrzaliznytsia will receive the first locomotives late 2018.
