CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. is one of the electric locomotive manufacturers in China. It is one of the subsidiaries of CRRC.
History
Predecessor
6Y1-0001 rolled out in 1958 as the first mainline electric locomotive of China
Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works was founded in 1936.[1][2]
CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.
On 31 August 2005, CSR Group Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd. was spin-off from the locomotive works; the original legal entity of the locomotive works became an intermediate holding company for CSR Group only. After the formation of the listed company CSR Corporation Limited, the limited company "CSR Group Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive" became part of the listed portion of the group, and the intermediate holding company remained unlisted. The limited company also renamed to CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd.,[3]
In 2015 the company was renamed into CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 中车株洲电力机车有限公司; lit. 'CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd.').
Subsidiaries
CRRC Kuala Lumpur Maintenance Sdn Bhd (Formerly known as CSR Kuala Lumpur Maintenance Sdn Bhd)
Joint ventures
Siemens Traction Equipment Ltd. (STEZ), is a joint venture between Siemens (50%), Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric (30%) and CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive (20%). It produces AC drive electric locomotives and AC locomotive traction components.[4]
In September 2012, CSR Zhuzhou Locomotive agreed to build a factory at Batu Gajah in Malaysia.[5]
It also has different joint ventures established with Siemens to build metro cars for the Guangzhou MetroLine 3, and to deliver 180 new HXd1 BoBo+BoBo EuroSprinter-based freight locomotives.
Products
HXD1D-1898, the Zhuzhou-built locomotive named after Zhou Enlai, entered service in May 2015
CJ6-0601, the Zhuzhou-built intercity rail speed up to 160km/h.
Lahore Metro Orange Line, trains are each composed of five wagons[7] and are automated and driverless.[8] A standard Chinese "Type B" train-set consisting of 5 cars with 4 doors each used,[9] that has a stainless steel body and illuminated by LED lighting.[10] Each car has a nominal capacity of 200 seated and standing passengers at an average density of 5 persons per square metre with 20% of passengers seated and 80% standing.[11] A total of 27 trains with 135 cars have been ordered for the system,[12] at a cost of $1 billion.[13] A total of 54 trains are expected to be in service by 2025.[13] The trains powered by a 750-volt third rail.[14][13]
Metrorrey MM-20 series mixed-use trains, for lines 1, 2 and 3, sharing the same railways with previous Concarril/Bombardier MM-90X series, CAF's MM-93, Bombardier's MM-05 and SIEMENS-Duewag MM-80 (refurbished SIEMENS-Duewag U3 series trains from Frankfurt Metro).
Mexico City Metro future line 1 trains model NM-22, part of a contract involving the construction of 30 trains (with 29 being built at a new facility in the state of Queretaro), also including the complete overhaul of line 1 with the aid of Coalvi and Siemens which will provide the CBTC system, signalling equipment and new railroad tracks. Going to be inaugurated at the end of May 2023.
^CSR Prospectus, 8 August 2008Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, CHINA SOUTH LOCOMOTIVE & ROLLING STOCK CORPORATION LIMITED (A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability), 8 August 2008, p.91, www.csrgc.com.cn
^"Short Cuts". The Ec was onomist. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^"Manufacturing of orange trains starts, says Kh Hassan". The News. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017. Latest technology will be employed for fabricating these trains and the rolling-stock will be fully computerised, automatic and driverless.
^"SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT"(PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
