Caterpillar to provide 60 Diesal Electrc Locomotives for Pakistan Railways

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Government to buy 58 diesel locomotives from American company
July 12, 2013

Reference:
http://www.brecorder.com/market-data/stocks-a-bonds/0/1209869/

Pakistan will import 58 diesel electric locomotives, costing Rs 19.40 billion from an American company under a new deal to improve Pakistan Railways performance, well placed sources told Business Recorder. The government has placed an order with the American company, Caterpillar, to supply 58 locomotives, sources said, adding that the delivery would start in November 2013 and would complete by June 2014.

November to May , 7 Months Railways will have 60 additional engines

Contract was not signed under PML N government but previous government

Ideally we are still waiting for orders for locomotives under PML N government

It would be a great move if additional 50 engines are ordered under PML N league government on urgent basis

 

[Pak47]

We could import these as much as we want, but until we don't learn to change there will be no improvement in our locomotive industry.

Corruption, incompetence, and lack of reform has destroyed Pakistan and will continue to do so until the average Pakistani decides to take their country back from our corrupt mullah's.

This being said somethings don't add up.

1. 20 Billion is a huge sum of money, we could have gotten the same quality/quantity at half price
2. Why is this being announced now? Why didn't PPP's government announce this during election campaigns?
Is this a plot by PPP to put the country in more debt.. Deliberately?

 

[Developereo]

Pakistan will pay for them.
Your title makes it sound like a charity donation.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

No charity one loco cost is 2.5 Million not donation , if Pakistan orders an additional 50-80 Locomotives ,
the Railways situation would be drastically improved with addition of

120 Brand new engines

 

[arushbhai]

I think its better to buy engines from US and europe rather than china. US locomotive companies provide amazing services and warranties. Btw OP, are these freight or passenger train engines? The price of these engines are 2.5 mill each. This makes me confused because the cheapest freight engine costs around 2 million dollars and average passenger train engines cost around 2.5 mill each.

 

[Al Bhatti]

No charity one loco cost is 2.5 Million not donation , if Pakistan orders an additional 50-80 Locomotives ,
the Railways situation would be drastically improved with addition of

120 Brand new engines

The locomotives that are idle were also once new.

British gave us a railway system FOC. it was one of the good rail system and network if not one of the best in the region at that time. What did we do it?

 

[Rank]

I LOVE CATTTTTTTTTT!!! I have bag... shoes... many things.. May i have this one ? ghar pe khari karoonga CAT locomotive lol

 

[jamesseo89]

Government to buy 58 diesel locomotives from American company
July 12, 2013

Reference:
Government to buy 58 diesel locomotives from American company | Business Recorder

Pakistan will import 58 diesel electric locomotives, costing Rs 19.40 billion from an American company under a new deal to improve Pakistan Railways performance, well placed sources told Business Recorder. The government has placed an order with the American company, Caterpillar, to supply 58 locomotives, sources said, adding that the delivery would start in November 2013 and would complete by June 2014.

November to May , 7 Months Railways will have 60 additional engines

Contract was not signed under PML N government but previous government

Ideally we are still waiting for orders for locomotives under PML N government

It would be a great move if additional 50 engines are ordered under PML N league government on urgent basis

Rather GoP should sign a deal to produce 100+ engines in Pakistan at Risalpur Factory. Along with help in carriages too.

 

[cloud_9]

I think its better to buy engines from US and europe rather than china

But they will be made at EMD China or EMD India.

 

[Jzaib]

Government to buy 58 diesel locomotives from American company
July 12, 2013

Reference:
Government to buy 58 diesel locomotives from American company | Business Recorder

Pakistan will import 58 diesel electric locomotives, costing Rs 19.40 billion from an American company under a new deal to improve Pakistan Railways performance, well placed sources told Business Recorder. The government has placed an order with the American company, Caterpillar, to supply 58 locomotives, sources said, adding that the delivery would start in November 2013 and would complete by June 2014.

November to May , 7 Months Railways will have 60 additional engines

Contract was not signed under PML N government but previous government

Ideally we are still waiting for orders for locomotives under PML N government

It would be a great move if additional 50 engines are ordered under PML N league government on urgent basis

i though they wanamake bullet trains

 

[Gentelman]

don't worry they too would be junk soon due to corruption in disel fuel and spares and by letting kotta enginniers to fix them……

 

[Edevelop]

This news is from 12 July.

On July 13th, it was announced that the plan to import was dropped and 58 Locomotives would be produced locally.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-189611-Plan-to-import-locomotives-dropped

 

[474474]

Recently there was news about Iran producing their own, why can;t we make something invented a century ago

 

[Bhai Zakir]

From where these Caterpillar Locomotives will be supplied from India or china ??

 

[indian_foxhound]

From where these Caterpillar Locomotives will be supplied from India or china ??

us bro... but just 60 that mean just 30 trains... btw these engine are damn powerful. ....