Railways has started the shipment of coal deposits Tavan - Tolgoi in the Asia-Pacific

CFR 1092 news • 19 comments the first time from the station of Ulan Bator was sent to the composition of the 30 cars with coal deposits Tavan - Tolgoi appointment to the Russian port of East to the recipient countries in the Asia-Pacific region. In a solemn ceremony attended by President of RZD "Vladimir Yakunin, Minister for Roads, Transport, Construction and Urban Development of Mongolia Haltmagiyn Battulga, and other officials. This is the first part of the formation of JSC "Ulan-Bator Railway, which will transit through Russia to the port of East to the recipient countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to that, all freight routes from Mongolia, via Russia went exclusively to the west. According to the president of JSC "RZD" Vladimir Yakunin, the route will carry coal deposits in Mongolia, Japan and the Republic of Korea through the Russian Far East ports, as well as in the long term by developing the port of Rajin. This provides a reliable way of Mongolian goods to the sea. This "pilot" of leading the first locomotive 2TE-116UM specially designed CJSC Transmashholding to operate in the climatic conditions of Mongolia, the calculated light train weighing 6 tons. Locomotives in this series are able to provide the necessary volume of traffic, dictated by the rapidly developing mining industry in Mongolia. At present, ready to contract for the supply of JSC "Ulan Bator Railway" 35 locomotives 2TE-116UM and 13 shunting locomotives, manufactured by JSC Transmashholding. President of JSC "RZD" Vladimir Yakunin said that the approval in June of this year, the State Great Hural of Mongolia's policy on railway transport, suggest the development of the railways of Mongolia based on the standard 1520 mm, creates all the prerequisites for long-term mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and Mongolia in the transport sector . Recall, during the official visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in 2009 was awarded a number of important bilateral agreements, which were attached agreement between the parties in the development of the railway industry in Mongolia.