Pakistan Railaways planning for 100 Locomotive addition in 2014

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

LAHORE - Pakistan Railways is likely to add 100 locomotives in its fleet in 2014, an official of the department has said.
Currently the public utility is running around 200 passenger and freight trains and after the addition the 300 trains would ply at up and down routes. The official said that management would focus to strengthen freight sector in the current year as only five to six trains run in fright sector. “Railways workshops has started overhauling of engines and from them around 30 locomotives will add in system,” said the official. The department would get 58 locomotives from China and 10 from Korea before end of this year, the official added.

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Railways likely to get 100 locomotives in 2014

 

[jarves]

Good but it will be less than 10 trains......
And article says Pakistan has 300 trains but only 16 engines,how is that possible?

 

[Xracer]

Well Hope this Locomotive Arrive Asap Hearing about these Kind of news from last 1 and half Year

 

[FaujHistorian]

In Pakistan sadly our railway staff from bottom to the top including ministers literally eat locomotives.

These 100 units if they come will also be eaten

 

[Crypto]

In Pakistan sadly our railway staff from bottom to the top including ministers literally eat locomotives.

These 100 units if they come will also be eaten

I have heard rail BBQ is quite tasty, wouldn't mind trying myself.

 

[kurup]

What is the latest on the plan to buy locomotives from India ??

 

[45'22']

phir se chinese maal........humne kya gunaah kiya hai......the Indian engines are better in quality

 

[T90TankGuy]

Cant understand why you guys go for Chinese engines which have proven to be such failures. If you dont what to buy Indian get some american ones.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Cant understand why you guys go for Chinese engines which have proven to be such failures. If you dont what to buy Indian get some american ones.

Financing and Lines of Credit is the real issue here. If that can be taken care of; then pakistan Railways can buy from anywhere in the world.
Only the Chinese are willing to give Soft Terms or "Sweetheart Credit" to purchase the Locos. Stands to reason that the Chinese will do it only for 'Cheeni Maal'............

 

[T90TankGuy]

Financing and Lines of Credit is the real issue here. If that can be taken care of; then pakistan Railways can buy from anywhere in the world.
Only the Chinese are willing to give Soft Terms or "Sweetheart Credit" to purchase the Locos. Stands to reason that the Chinese will do it only for 'Cheeni Maal'............

No that i got but is you have diabetes do you still take sweets which are offered to you?

 

[SHAMK9]

What is the latest on the plan to buy locomotives from India ??

No deal

Well Hope this Locomotive Arrive Asap Hearing about these Kind of news from last 1 and half Year

Korean ones arrived in Karachi few days back. They will be used for cargo trains.

 

[FaujHistorian]

We can THINK of buying time machines and flying cars.

Problem is that we got no Dollah to pay for'em

Why we don't have dollah?

Because our belief system directs us to $hit upon any method to earn dollah.

As we have no Dollah Dollah, our belief system is quickly turning our beautiful country into Islamist Emirate of Yemen or worse Somali

It is all in the "belief system" that determines our world view.

 

[jarves]

We can THINK of buying time machines and flying cars.

Problem is that we got no Dollah to pay for'em

Why we don't have dollah?

Because our belief system directs us to $hit upon any method to earn dollah.

As we have no Dollah Dollah, our belief system is quickly turning our beautiful country into Islamist Emirate of Yemen or worse Somali

It is all in the "belief system" that determines our world view.

You can buy it from India,Its cheap and durable also....

 

[FaujHistorian]

You can buy it from India,Its cheap and durable also....

What's the price and on what terms?

Please do not use "cheap" and "durable" in the same sentence.

Thank you

 

[jarves]

What's the price and on what terms?

No terms just advance cash

Please do not use "cheap" and "durable" in the same sentence.
Cheap is a relative word,its cheap in comparison with American and Chinese products.....